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In reply to the discussion: Ex-cop says Sandra Bland died because she was ‘arrogant from the beginning’ [View all]Nevernose
(13,081 posts)16. It's true: cops can pull you out for their safety
Even leave you handcuffed on the ground for up to an hour.
But that's not what happened here and not what the video shows. If he'd been concerned for his own safety, he'd have ordered her out of the car much earlier. Instead, he was angry because he felt disrespected.
Besides the video clearly demonstrating that to any reasonable person (not that knee jerk cop defenders are ever reasonable), his own fucking department said the cop was in the wrong.
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Ex-cop says Sandra Bland died because she was ‘arrogant from the beginning’ [View all]
RandySF
Jul 2015
OP
My French is rusty but here goes : Fuck him and fuck CNN for giving him 1 second of air time.
GoneFishin
Jul 2015
#12
+1, good point... if there was a safety issue he would've pulled her earlier... the previous car did
uponit7771
Jul 2015
#37
He only told her to put out the cigarette after Bland said that she was irritated
Uncle Joe
Jul 2015
#17
When you are rude to cops, you pretty much assure that you are going to be ticketed
Horse with no Name
Jul 2015
#26
I'm going to repeat myself; don't "arrogant" and "suicide" seem like an odd combination?
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2015
#31
SO what he told the nation was that law enforcement can mysteriously kill you if you support
Rex
Jul 2015
#43
Seems to be an admission that she would still be alive if not arrested.
ThoughtCriminal
Jul 2015
#44