Whyyyy .... Sandra Bland ???

Why????? 5 years later ... NO Justice No Peace. No SOLUTIONS!!

Sandra Bland was a 28 year old African American woman who was found hanged in a jail cell in Waller County, Texas, on July 13, 2015, three days after being arrested during a pretextual traffic stop.  Her death was ruled a suicide. It was followed by protests against her arrest, disputing the cause of death and alleging racial violence against her

Bland was pulled over for a minor traffic violation on July 10  2015 by State Trooper Brian Encinia. The exchange escalated, resulting in Bland's arrest and a charge for assaulting a police officer. The arrest was partially recorded by Encinia's dashcam, a bystander's cell phone, and Bland's own cell phone. After authorities reviewed the dashcam footage, Encinia was placed on administrative leave for failing to follow proper traffic stop procedures.

Texas authorities and the FBI conducted an investigation into Bland's death and determined the Waller County jail did not follow required policies, including time checks on inmates and ensuring that employees had completed required mental health training.

In December 2015, a grand jury declined to indict the county sheriff and jail staff for a felony relating to Bland's death. The following month, Encinia was indicted for perjury for making false statements about the circumstances surrounding Bland's arrest, and he was subsequently fired by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
In September 2016, Bland's mother settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the county jail and police department for $1.9 million and some procedural changes.  In June 2017, the perjury charge against Encinia was dropped in return for his agreement to permanently end his law enforcement career.

In 2019, Bland's cell phone video became available to the public and to Bland's family for the first time.  The video was obtained and shown by Dallas news station WFAA.  This video was not available during the civil trials.  This story will never make sense t me.  A 1.9 million dollar payout is BULLSH*T!  Bland was just starting to live her life, never reaching her full potential.  STOP KILLING US!!!

This Real reality ... Entitlement

T A K E - A - D E E P - B R E A T H #blacklivesmatter #icantbreathe #imatter #youmatter #wematter #policebrutality #senselesskilling #stopkillingus #stopkillingblackpeople #kevinknighton360  #georgefloyd #stephenjackson #mattbarnes #breonnataylor #rayshardbrooks #jordandavis #tamirrice #ahmaudarbery #kevinknighton360 #doublestandards #blackandwhite

Humph ...

The bigger question, is can a Black person receive a fair trial with an ALL white jury? Sounds likes an oxymoron to me.

Judge Olu Stevens dismissed an entire jury for a drug case because they were all white.

The state supreme court is going to look at the issue and see if Stevens has the authority to dismiss jury panels because of a lack of minorities.
WDRB reported:

"Unhappy with the number of potential black jurors called to his court last week, Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Olu Stevens halted a drug trial and dismissed the entire jury panel, asking for a new group to be sent up.

“The concern is that the panel is not representative of the community,” said Stevens, who brought in a new group of jurors despite objections from both the defense and prosecutor.

And this wasn’t the first time Stevens, who is black, has dismissed a jury because he felt it was lacking enough minorities. Now the state Supreme Court is going to determine whether the judge is abusing his power.

On Nov. 18, after a 13-member jury chosen for a theft trial ended up with no black jurors, Stevens found it “troublesome” and dismissed the panel at the request of a defense attorney.

“There is not a single African-American on this jury and (the defendant) is an African-American man,” Stevens said, according to a video of the trial. “I cannot in good conscious go forward with this jury.”

A new jury panel was called up the next day.

After that, the Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office and Attorney General asked the Kentucky Supreme Court to look at the issue and see if Stevens has the authority to dismiss jury panels because of a lack of minorities. And last month, the high court agreed to hear arguments.