Police stopped Sandra Bland for allegedly failing to signal a lane change and now she is dead

I used to respect and trust Americas police, not any more.


Death Of Woman Found Hanged In Texas Jail Cell Will Be Investigated As Murder

The death of a woman, who was found hanged in a Texas jail, will be investigated as a murder, Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis said during a press conference on Monday.

As NPR's Martin Kaste reported, this all started when an officer stopped Sandra Bland for allegedly failing to signal a lane change. The traffic stop escalated and after a struggle, which was filmed, Bland was arrested and charged with assaulting a public servant.

That happened on a Friday. Bland spent a weekend in jail and on Monday she was found hanged in her jail cell.

According to police, an ambulance was called to the scene on Friday, but Bland refused medical attention. On that Monday, a jailer checked on her shortly after 7 a.m. According to The New York Times, Bland allegedly told the jailer that she was "fine." But when a second jailer checked on her at 9 a.m., she saw Bland hanging in her cell.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/21/424909760/death-of-woman-found-hanged-in-texas-jail-cell-will-be-investigated-as-murder