A grand jury convened Wednesday to consider charges against the Texas state trooper who pulled over Sandra Bland during what should have been a simple traffic stop. However, the situation turned violent and deadly for Bland.
The state trooper was charged, but not of anything with substance or respect for the death of Sandra Bland.
According to Fox Chicago: A grand jury indicted Trooper Brian Encinia with the misdemeanor count, alleging he lied about how he removed 28-year-old Sandra Bland from her vehicle during the July traffic stop. The same Waller County grand jury decided last month not to indict any sheriff’s officials or jailers in Bland’s death, which was ruled a suicide.
The Chicago-area woman remained jailed following her arrest because she couldn’t raise about $500 for bail. Encinia, who has been on paid desk duty since Bland was found dead in her jail cell, also faces a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Bland’s family.
The misdemeanor charge carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
It seems to many, black people in this country continue to get sharp reminders that our lives don’t matter. This could happen to anyone of us and the assailant might get a year in jail or a $4,000 fine.
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