lego 44,165 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 (Reuters) - The death of an Illinois woman found hanged in her Texas jail cell in what local authorities said was a suicide will be investigated as thoroughly as a murder, the local district attorney said on Monday. Sandra Bland, 28, was found dead on July 13, three days after she was arrested for assaulting an officer during a traffic stop in Waller County, about 50 miles (80 km) west of Houston, authorities have said. The Waller County Sheriff's Office said Bland took her own life and the death was ruled a suicide by the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office. But her family and friends have publicly questioned the official account. At a news conference on Monday, Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis said there were "too many questions" to determine how she died. "This is being treated like a murder investigation," Mathis said. He added that officials would examine fingerprints and run DNA tests on the plastic trash bag used in her hanging. Bland's family has called for an independent autopsy and for the U.S. Justice Department to open an investigation, saying the young woman had moved to Texas from Chicago to start a new job and would not have taken her own life. They also told Chicago local media that Bland, a black woman, was outspoken about allegations of bias and excessive force by U.S. law enforcement in a year that saw protests across the country following the killings of unarmed black men by white officers in New York, Missouri and South Carolina. Last week, the FBI and Texas Rangers, a statewide police and investigation agency, said they were looking into Bland's case. The trooper who took Bland into custody following a traffic stop in Prairie View, Texas, has been put on desk duty for violating protocol during her July 10 arrest, the Department of Public Safety said. Bland was accused of becoming combative and assaulting the officer, according to arrest records and local media. The Waller County Sheriff's Office on Monday released three hours of footage from the jail on the morning of her death, the Houston Chronicle reported. A female officer who apparently saw Bland hanging in her cell is seen in the footage running for help, the newspaper said. Several officers administered CPR to try and revive her, the newspaper said, citing the sheriff's account. http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0PV0KQ20150721?irpc=932 Read more here http://gagadaily.com/topic/156934-ifidieinpolicecustody-twitter-responds-to-sandra-bland’s-death/?do=findComment&comment=6841686 FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterdreams 1,529 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 surely she killed herself if she's in a jail cell Haters gonna need more than a flashlight for my shade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,772 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 surely she killed herself if she's in a jail cellYou do realize they could have murdered her and then tried to make it look like a suicide, right? It has happened before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterdreams 1,529 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 You do realize they could have murdered her and then tried to make it look like a suicide, right? It has happened before. yes but I just think in this situation it seems more improbable Haters gonna need more than a flashlight for my shade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 yes but I just think in this situation it seems more improbable Do you even know the details in this situation? FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Still don't understand how someone can hang herself in a cell. Edit: Nvm, did some disturbing research Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Updated OP with links to previous info. FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Do you even know the details in this situation?Do you even know the details in this situation? "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Do you even know the details in this situation? Are you still dismissing this as a conspiracy theory? FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Are you still dismissing this as a conspiracy theory? It's not a dismissal, it is a conspiracy theory. People are accusing the police of conspiring. Conspiracy theories aren't limited to ridiculous things like ancient aliens or Obama infecting the DNA of Christians with Ebola to destroy Jesus. Personally I don't see any evidence of foul play. As I said before, we'll see what the inquiry finds. Unlike some I'm not going to accuse people of murder from my PC without knowing any but the most basic facts. "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 It's not a dismissal, it is a conspiracy theory. People are accusing the police of conspiring. Conspiracy theories aren't limited to ridiculous things like ancient aliens or Obama infecting the DNA of Christians with Ebola to destroy Jesus. Personally I don't see any evidence of foul play. As I said before, we'll see what the inquiry finds. Unlike some I'm not going to accuse people of murder from my PC without knowing any but the most basic facts. YOU don't see any evidence of foul play. Sandra Bland Tried to Bail Herself Out Just Before Her Death in Police Custody: Bondsman http://m.mic.com/articles/122448/sandra-bland-tried-to-bail-herself-out-just-before-her-death-in-police-custody-bondsman The Texas Department of Public Safety says it has found "violations" by police during the arrest of Sandra Bland, whose death in a Texas jail was ruled a suicide Thursday http://abc7chicago.com/news/officer-violated-procedures-during-arrest-of-sandra-bland-officials-say/859716/ Authorities also released a brief video clip of officers discovering Bland’s body Monday. Still, the evidence is far from conclusive: the surveillance cameras apparently covered only the hallway outside, so there’s no footage of Bland’s cell or cell door. http://gawker.com/cops-release-new-details-in-bizarre-jailhouse-death-of-1719219724 There is a reason this is investigated as murder. FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmm 979 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Hopefully the truth comes out of this and that the murderers are exposed for what they are - murderers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 680 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Her arrest video is on youtube. Officer is calm and polite, until she refuses his request to put out her cigarette. Not a smart move. They both escalate matters from there..http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/20/us/sandra-bland-arrest-death-videos-maps.html?smid=tw-nytimes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jjang 2,262 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 It's so sick. I have nothing left to say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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