Sandra Bland’s family demands answers over new video of her arrest
By Tim Elfrink Tim Elfrink Editor of the Morning Mix Email Bio Follow May 7 at 4:32 AM The clip starts with the furious voice of a Texas state trooper. “Get out of the car! Now!” he shouts.
Now, Bland’s family is alleging that the Texas Department of Public Safety purposely withheld the video, raising fresh questions about official misconduct in a case that became a linchpin of the Black Lives Matter movement, sparking nationwide protests and demands for police accountability. Three days later, she was found dead in the Waller County Jail. Officials ruled the cause suicide by hanging, but Bland’s family cried foul and civil rights activists quickly took up the cause. Bland’s name became the latest byword for police misconduct.
Sandra Bland Bland’s family sued the Texas Department of Public Safety and Waller County, and reached a $1.9 million settlement.
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