This is happening all over. Our hyper aggressive, federally funded, dishonest militarized cops are targeting people, instigating aggressive confrontations, and arresting and killing people for no reason.
"A police officer who witnessed Sandra Bland's traffic stop said the Waller County district attorney would not let him testify before a grand jury about facts favorable to Bland, a community activist and former Waller County justice of the peace said Tuesday."
"... Brian Encinia made sure he was not in ear shot of the car. He turned off his own microphone so no one would hear. And then he called his supervisor. He said, ‘I have no idea what I’m going to arrest her for, but we’ll figure it out when we get to the county jail,'” [activist DeWayne] Charleston said…
"Kelley says on the recording he tried to share what he’d heard with an official at the district attorney’s office.
“I wanted to testify on Sandra Bland’s behalf and they told me if I said anything they’re going to come after me,” he said in the recording."
"Kelley also claimed he made a statement to the Prairie View Police Chief, but it never made it into the official report."
"Bland didn’t put anyone in danger by turning without her signal, and the trooper had no reason to turn around and confront her. Unfortunately, the discussion over this is lost in the possible corruption and cover up in Waller County. Cases like this aren’t always about racism (and there’s still no evidence of this in Bland’s death) but about overcriminalization, and how anyone can be caught up in it. At some point, we’re going to have to discuss why certain laws exist, and whether it’s to protect people or just to soak up money from those who do something which is less than safe."
Prairie View officer says DA wouldn't let him testify about Sandra Bland traffic stop
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