Sandra Bland was
pulled over for a traffic violation on July 10, 2015. Her mistake was not putting on her turn signal for a lane
change in Waller County, Texas. The
exchange between Sandra and State Trooper Brian Encinia escalated and Sandra
was arrested and taken to jail.
Shortly after being taken to her jail cell, Sandra was found dead from
hanging and she was 28 years old. Recordings
were made at the traffic stop by the dash cam, by a bystander’s cell phone and Bland’s
own phone. Sandra’s family does
not believe Sandra would kill herself?
She had gone to Texas for a job interview by her Alma Mater and she had
been hired for a position that she wanted.
Sandra was from
Naperville, Illinois and this is a suburb of Chicago. She was one of five sisters and she graduated from Prairie
View A&M University just outside of Hempstead in Waller County, Texas. She graduated in 2009 with a degree in
agriculture. What I specifically
noticed on the phone and camera footage is how combative Sandra was at the time
she was pulled over? She had lived
in this County during her college years and she must have known the attitude
of this area? She might still be
alive if she had not been so belligerent against being stopped and the officer. I know she did not deserve any of the
treatment she received!!!! 4* (I
really liked this movie)
105 min,
Doc directed by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner with Sandra Bland, Robert E.
Brzezinski, Brian Encinia, Cannon Lambert, Elton Mathis, Shante Needham, J.
Thomas Rhodes III, Larry Rogers Jr., Glenn Smith.
Note: Imdb 6.4 out of 10, Rotten Tomatoes
100% critic 50% audience, Metacritic 76% out of 100 critic with 4 positive
scores, Amazon 5* with 2 reviews.
Special Note: I thought about this film a LOT after viewing!! I really felt terrible for Sandra's mother and the other four sisters!! Their loss and time will not take that away either.
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