Archived Video of Sandra Bland's arrest for "failing to use a turn signal" (cnn.com)
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Archived Video of Sandra Bland's arrest for "failing to use a turn signal" (cnn.com)
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[–] smeezekitty [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
To me personally, it's rather clear cut. She probably could avoided this. But that doesn't change the fact that the cop was a powertripping asshole. His requests were unreasonable and that amount of force was unwarranted for what she did. There was no weapon involved. A traffic violation should consist of her getting a ticket end of story.
[–] conundrumbombs ago
I completely agree. The officer in question was completely out-of-line, but unfortunately, when people resist officers who are out-of-line, it only makes things worse. This shouldn't be the case, but it often is. In a way, it's clear-cut, but it also isn't -- simply because in an ideal society, a police officer would never be out-of-line.
[–] smeezekitty [S] ago
An obvious way to reduce to problem is to make police accountable for their actions. When they are out of line, they should not get off free. Fire problematic officers without pay. and if they kill someone without reasonable cause, charge the officer with murder or manslaughter.