Woman moves from Illinois to Texas and ends up dead in jail cell

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From the Houston Chronicle article:


In Harris County, she was arrested in May 2010. Harris County court records show she was charged with driving under the influence and for possessing a small amount of marijuana. The DWI charge was later dismissed and she spent 30 days in jail for the possession charge. She was also charged in 2009 with possessing drug paraphernalia, for which she received a deferred adjudication.
On her Facebook page, Bland posted several photos and videos about her experiences and the struggle African-Americans face dealing with racism. In one posted in March 2015, she discussed struggling with depression and post traumatic stress.

Seems she was a troubled woman with a history of substance abuse. But yeah, keep speculating about TX and officers....

She smoked pot and she was mad about racism? That's your evidence? I literally cannot believe you'd bring the stuff about posting about racism to this thread, and then try to link it to her being "troubled." Yes, being a PoC in the United States is stressful. Racism is stressful. Knowing that you could get pulled over and murdered in jail is stressful. That doesn't make her troubled. It makes her someone who was paying attention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just another reason not to go to Texas.

+10000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From the Houston Chronicle article:


In Harris County, she was arrested in May 2010. Harris County court records show she was charged with driving under the influence and for possessing a small amount of marijuana. The DWI charge was later dismissed and she spent 30 days in jail for the possession charge. She was also charged in 2009 with possessing drug paraphernalia, for which she received a deferred adjudication.
On her Facebook page, Bland posted several photos and videos about her experiences and the struggle African-Americans face dealing with racism. In one posted in March 2015, she discussed struggling with depression and post traumatic stress.

Seems she was a troubled woman with a history of substance abuse. But yeah, keep speculating about TX and officers....

She smoked pot and she was mad about racism? That's your evidence? I literally cannot believe you'd bring the stuff about posting about racism to this thread, and then try to link it to her being "troubled." Yes, being a PoC in the United States is stressful. Racism is stressful. Knowing that you could get pulled over and murdered in jail is stressful. That doesn't make her troubled. It makes her someone who was paying attention.

LOL - are you serious? SHE is the one who discussed HER OWN depressing and said she had PTSD. She had multiple drug arrests. I'd say that's a troubled individual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did the police stage a hanging after they found her dead?

Did the officer in North Charleston shoot that guy on purpose and then walk over to plant a gun on him?

Which was shown in video. In this case, video evidence showed no one entering the cell.

[Anonymous]

What video evidence showed No one entering the cell?
The video evidence offered by the police who are under suspicion in the first place? Is that what you talking about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did the police stage a hanging after they found her dead?

Did the officer in North Charleston shoot that guy on purpose and then walk over to plant a gun on him?

Exactly the point I was trying to make and the problem with investing police brutality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really sad she probably just thought her life was over after being arrested. I would kill myself too if I ever get arrested.

You need help, immediately. suicide hotline.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From the Houston Chronicle article:


In Harris County, she was arrested in May 2010. Harris County court records show she was charged with driving under the influence and for possessing a small amount of marijuana. The DWI charge was later dismissed and she spent 30 days in jail for the possession charge. She was also charged in 2009 with possessing drug paraphernalia, for which she received a deferred adjudication.
On her Facebook page, Bland posted several photos and videos about her experiences and the struggle African-Americans face dealing with racism. In one posted in March 2015, she discussed struggling with depression and post traumatic stress.

Seems she was a troubled woman with a history of substance abuse. But yeah, keep speculating about TX and officers....

She smoked pot and she was mad about racism? That's your evidence? I literally cannot believe you'd bring the stuff about posting about racism to this thread, and then try to link it to her being "troubled." Yes, being a PoC in the United States is stressful. Racism is stressful. Knowing that you could get pulled over and murdered in jail is stressful. That doesn't make her troubled. It makes her someone who was paying attention.

LOL - are you serious? SHE is the one who discussed HER OWN depressing and said she had PTSD. She had multiple drug arrests. I'd say that's a troubled individual.

She was arrested twice on drug-related charges. The first time she was charged with having drug "paraphernalia", which for all we know could've been a freaking bong, not actual drugs. The second time, she was in possession of a small amount of pot. These incidents occurred 5-6 years ago, when she was in her early 20s. So basically all we know from her criminal history is that she is someone who smoked pot (& drank) years ago when she was 22-23 years old, a description that fits about half of the (very functional) adults I know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From the Houston Chronicle article:


In Harris County, she was arrested in May 2010. Harris County court records show she was charged with driving under the influence and for possessing a small amount of marijuana. The DWI charge was later dismissed and she spent 30 days in jail for the possession charge. She was also charged in 2009 with possessing drug paraphernalia, for which she received a deferred adjudication.
On her Facebook page, Bland posted several photos and videos about her experiences and the struggle African-Americans face dealing with racism. In one posted in March 2015, she discussed struggling with depression and post traumatic stress.

Seems she was a troubled woman with a history of substance abuse. But yeah, keep speculating about TX and officers....

She smoked pot and she was mad about racism? That's your evidence? I literally cannot believe you'd bring the stuff about posting about racism to this thread, and then try to link it to her being "troubled." Yes, being a PoC in the United States is stressful. Racism is stressful. Knowing that you could get pulled over and murdered in jail is stressful. That doesn't make her troubled. It makes her someone who was paying attention.

LOL - are you serious? SHE is the one who discussed HER OWN depressing and said she had PTSD. She had multiple drug arrests. I'd say that's a troubled individual.

She was arrested twice on drug-related charges. The first time she was charged with having drug "paraphernalia", which for all we know could've been a freaking bong, not actual drugs. The second time, she was in possession of a small amount of pot. These incidents occurred 5-6 years ago, when she was in her early 20s. So basically all we know from her criminal history is that she is someone who smoked pot (& drank) years ago when she was 22-23 years old, a description that fits about half of the (very functional) adults I know.

And more than half the adults who read DCUM. They simply got away with the crime by not doing their time.

[Anonymous]

Every single police interaction with citizens - and all citizen time in custody - should be filmed, for the protection of the citizen, police, and taxpayers - who have to fund the lawsuits that these abusive cops cause.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every single police interaction with citizens - and all citizen time in custody - should be filmed, for the protection of the citizen, police, and taxpayers - who have to fund the lawsuits that these abusive cops cause.

Lots of lawsuits are brought by dishonest and money-hungry citizens that don’t involve “abusive cops.” You don’t read about these because they simply don’t fit the narrative that all cops are abusive.
And, yes, body cams would be great to exonerate the police officers who are frequently accused of excessive force.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What video evidence showed No one entering the cell?
The video evidence offered by the police who are under suspicion in the first place? Is that what you talking about?

I think it would be fair to ask them to show that or turn it over to a neutral party for viewing. However, you are currently going off the deep end trying to prove your point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From the Houston Chronicle article:


In Harris County, she was arrested in May 2010. Harris County court records show she was charged with driving under the influence and for possessing a small amount of marijuana. The DWI charge was later dismissed and she spent 30 days in jail for the possession charge. She was also charged in 2009 with possessing drug paraphernalia, for which she received a deferred adjudication.
On her Facebook page, Bland posted several photos and videos about her experiences and the struggle African-Americans face dealing with racism. In one posted in March 2015, she discussed struggling with depression and post traumatic stress.

Seems she was a troubled woman with a history of substance abuse. But yeah, keep speculating about TX and officers....

She smoked pot and she was mad about racism? That's your evidence? I literally cannot believe you'd bring the stuff about posting about racism to this thread, and then try to link it to her being "troubled." Yes, being a PoC in the United States is stressful. Racism is stressful. Knowing that you could get pulled over and murdered in jail is stressful. That doesn't make her troubled. It makes her someone who was paying attention.

LOL - are you serious? SHE is the one who discussed HER OWN depressing and said she had PTSD. She had multiple drug arrests. I'd say that's a troubled individual.

She was arrested twice on drug-related charges. The first time she was charged with having drug "paraphernalia", which for all we know could've been a freaking bong, not actual drugs. The second time, she was in possession of a small amount of pot. These incidents occurred 5-6 years ago, when she was in her early 20s. So basically all we know from her criminal history is that she is someone who smoked pot (& drank) years ago when she was 22-23 years old, a description that fits about half of the (very functional) adults I know.

And more than half the adults who read DCUM. They simply got away with the crime by not doing their time.

Her posts about depression were recent.

I take drug arrests, even minor ones, seriously. My brother had 'minor' drug arrests back in his early 20s and though he's in his 40s now and held a good position for 20 years with a prestigious company, when his division went under and he was laid off, it's now caused him issues with new hires. And yes, we are talking only pot. Fair or not, that's the reality. And it's why I discourage my kids from drug use.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From the Houston Chronicle article:


In Harris County, she was arrested in May 2010. Harris County court records show she was charged with driving under the influence and for possessing a small amount of marijuana. The DWI charge was later dismissed and she spent 30 days in jail for the possession charge. She was also charged in 2009 with possessing drug paraphernalia, for which she received a deferred adjudication.
On her Facebook page, Bland posted several photos and videos about her experiences and the struggle African-Americans face dealing with racism. In one posted in March 2015, she discussed struggling with depression and post traumatic stress.

Seems she was a troubled woman with a history of substance abuse. But yeah, keep speculating about TX and officers....

She smoked pot and she was mad about racism? That's your evidence? I literally cannot believe you'd bring the stuff about posting about racism to this thread, and then try to link it to her being "troubled." Yes, being a PoC in the United States is stressful. Racism is stressful. Knowing that you could get pulled over and murdered in jail is stressful. That doesn't make her troubled. It makes her someone who was paying attention.

LOL - are you serious? SHE is the one who discussed HER OWN depressing and said she had PTSD. She had multiple drug arrests. I'd say that's a troubled individual.

She was arrested twice on drug-related charges. The first time she was charged with having drug "paraphernalia", which for all we know could've been a freaking bong, not actual drugs. The second time, she was in possession of a small amount of pot. These incidents occurred 5-6 years ago, when she was in her early 20s. So basically all we know from her criminal history is that she is someone who smoked pot (& drank) years ago when she was 22-23 years old, a description that fits about half of the (very functional) adults I know.

And more than half the adults who read DCUM. They simply got away with the crime by not doing their time.

Yup, count me in that half. Whatever her arrest history, it is really hard for me to believe that someone active in #blacklivesmatter and other anti-police brutality politics would kill herself because she was arrested on questionable charges. She had a political framework to understand what had happened to her-she was the victim of a structurally racist system, not that she was a bad person. She had a network of people who would believe that what happened was not her fault. And she would be highly motivated to get out and tell her story to her friends and to the world.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Police brutality definitely needs to be seriously and independently investigated (so much risk of cover-up), and it's good the state police have taken over.

I moved from the Chicago suburbs to Texas about a year and a half ago. Kind of an interesting title - I don't really know what the move/locations have to do with it. I guess just makes it a little more intriguing and the fact that she was outside of her normal area/family/friends makes it feel more scary.

I just watched A Death in St. Augustine last night. That one was in Florida (and happened at a private home of an officer for the Sheriff's Dept, ruled as suicide). Another case - Molly Young in Carbondale, Illinois - boyfriend was a dispatcher for the police department, ruled a suicide. Not the same as this case but there are lots of cases all over like this. I'd be scared to date a cop, to be frank.

OP -- the move is relevant because the Texas cops are saying she committed suicide. Why would someone accept a new job, drive across country and then kill herself.
So, yeah, that is relevant.

Just to play devils advocate but the fact that she got arrested would very likely have led to her losing that new job. And would potentially make securing other jobs quite Difficult. So I CAN see how someone could be driven to the edge if they wee already close to it.

You're not playing devil's advocate, you're making assumptions. An arrest is not a conviction. It's an arrest until it is something else.