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marmar

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Sun Jul 19, 2015, 11:06 PM Jul 2015

TYT: Cenk sounds off on the Sandy Bland death and police dealings with African Americans





Published on Jul 16, 2015

Sandy Bland was driving from Illinois to Texas when she was pulled over for “improper signaling.” What happened immediately thereafter is unclear, but the situation escalated and the police put her in cuffs on the ground. Bland was arrested and put into jail where she died. The police claim she hanged herself shortly before she was to be released. Cenk Uygur hosts The Young Turks. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

"Bland was pulled over in Waller County, Texas, on July 10 for improper signaling, the Waller County Sheriff's office said in a statement. She was arrested for allegedly assaulting an officer and booked into the county jail in Hempstead, roughly 50 miles northwest of Houston.

On Monday morning, Bland was found hanging in her cell. The sheriff's office said she had died from "what appears to be self-inflicted asphyxiation.”*



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TYT: Cenk sounds off on the Sandy Bland death and police dealings with African Americans (Original Post) marmar Jul 2015 OP
K&R.... daleanime Jul 2015 #1
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