Was Sandra Bland guilty of "driving while black"?

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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

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Over the years I have been stopped by police, mostly for minor things and I have always found that here in Texas the DPS are the nicest most polite police around.

You're a white male.

Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

For the life of me I can't figure out why this one escalated the situation. ...

She wasn't a white male.

Originally Posted by Pamela

Perhaps not.

Apparently, Bland had a history of DUIs and other run-ins with police.

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