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Sandra Bland was stopped Friday by authorities in Waller County, Texas for a traffic violation. In a video of her arrest, while being forcibly held face down, Ms. Bland can clearly be heard saying to the officer, “You just slammed my head into the ground. Do you not even care about that?” As she’s being picked up off the ground and placed into the police vehicle, Ms. Bland can be heard again, this time thanking the person recording the video, saying, “Thank you for recording.” 

Bland was arrested and booked on “assault of a public servant” charges.

A police statement says the following Monday morning Ms. Bland was released on a $5,000 bond, and was subsequently “found dead” by a female jailer who was “worried” about her recreation time. Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith claims this was a case of self-inflicted asphyxiation. An autopsy performed Tuesday showed Bland’s death “has been classified as a suicide, with the cause of death (listed as) hanging,” according to Tricia Bentley, a spokeswoman for the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in Houston.

Hanged. Suicide. A young 28-year old woman who was moving to Texas to begin working her dream job suddenly decided to commit suicide, supposedly because of a small traffic infraction? 

Ms. Bland’s friends and family feel that the police’s story doesn’t add up. For one thing, the odd quickness with which everything seemed to escalate seems off. In a matter of 72 hours Bland went from being pulled over for a minor traffic violation, to being arrested for assaulting a cop, and then to killing herself, according to the police’s story. There’s also the fact that Bland is black, and Waller county has a history of discriminatory law enforcement behavior.

The police are lying again. 

#WhatHappenedToSandyBland #JusticeForSandy #ALLBlackLivesMatter

The cop asked the guy recording in the video to leave right after they said ‘good, good’ while she was screaming at them for slamming her on the floor I feel sick

Former Enforcement Official Wins Lawsuit After Being Labeled ‘Muslim Terrorist’ and Fired

The 9/11 attacks saw public sentiment turn against American Muslims, with many people thinking they all must be terrorists. This compounded the problems of Black Muslims, who already suffer from racial discrimination. Tennessee state trooper De’Ossie Dingus was a victim of a blatant case of religious discrimination, but he fought back and recently won his case in court.

The Knoxville News reports a federal judge sided with Dingus and ruled the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security was guilty of discrimination for firing Dingus.

“U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell found the agency violated the rights of De’Ossie Dingus by firing him in 2010 after a military liaison dubbed the 10-year Tennessee Highway Patrol veteran a budding terrorist without any proof,” reported The Knoxville News.

Dingus was fired after a disagreement with military liaison Maj. Kevin Taylor, who branded him a terrorist after he had complained about a video showing the radicalization of children. The video was shown during a class on how to spot weapons of mass destruction.

Taylor labeled Dingus as “disruptive” and “confrontational.” However, Dingus was backed up by 35 other officers.

“An internal investigation showed none of Dingus’ co-workers shared Taylor’s view. Most said they’d never once heard Dingus mention his faith,” reported The Knoxville News.

In spite of the support of his fellow officers, senior staff in the Tennessee Department of Safety (TDOS) fired Dingus, largely based on Taylor’s recommendation.

“The judge ruled safety department officials were ‘all too eager to accept Maj. Taylor’s belief that because Mr. Dingus was a Muslim, he was dangerous,” The Knoxville News reported.

‘Detroit’ Enforcement Officials in Car Chase Kills Two Children, They Keep Going And Injure Three More

Detroit police chasing a fleeing car decided it would be appropriate to continue the chase into a residential neighborhood. Due to their poor decision-making and inability to let a minor offense go, two small children died and three more were seriously injured.

On June 24, police were chasing what eyewitnesses believed to be a red Charger when they “tapped” the car on the rear bumper. That caused the red car to lose control, hitting and instantly killing Makiah Jackson, 3, and her six-year-old brother, Michaelangelo Jackson.