{"id":12122,"date":"2015-07-23T17:07:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T17:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/transcript-of-sandra-bland-arrest-video\/"},"modified":"2015-07-23T17:07:46","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T17:07:46","slug":"transcript-of-sandra-bland-arrest-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/transcript-of-sandra-bland-arrest-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Transcript of Sandra Bland arrest video [8:40-15:25]"},"content":{"rendered":"

christel-thoughts<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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iwriteaboutfeminism<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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FULL VIDEO<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Cop:
\nOk, Ma\u2019am. You ok?<\/p>\n

SB:
\nI\u2019m waitin\u2019 on you. This is your job. I\u2019m waitin\u2019 on you\u2026<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nYou seem very irritated. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nI am. I really am because I feel like what I\u2019m getting a ticket for, I was
\ngetting out of your way. You were speeding up, tailing me, so I move over, and
\nyou stop me. So, yeah, I am a little irritated, but that doesn\u2019t stop you from
\ngiving me a ticket. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nAre you done? <\/p>\n

SB:
\nYou asked me what was wrong and I told you. So now I\u2019m done, yeah.<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nOk. You mind putting out your cigarette, please? <\/p>\n

SB:
\nI\u2019m in my car. Why do I have to put out my cigarette? <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nWell you can step on out now.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nI don\u2019t have to step out of my car.<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nStep out of the car. [Cop opens the car door] Step out. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nNo, you don\u2019t have the right-<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nStep out of the car!<\/p>\n

SB:
\nYou do not have the right to do that.<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nI do have the right. Now, step out or I will remove you.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nI refuse to talk to you other than to identify myself-<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nStep out or I will remove you.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nI am getting removed for a failure to-<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nStep out or I will remove you. I\u2019m giving you a lawful order. Get out of the
\ncar now or I\u2019m gonna remove you. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nI\u2019m calling my-<\/p>\n

Cop:[Cop
\nreaches into the car] I\u2019m gonna yank you out of here.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nOkay, you gonna yank me out of my car?<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nGet out.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nOk. Alright. Let\u2019s do this. Don\u2019t touch me. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nGet out of the car!<\/p>\n

SB:
\nDon\u2019t touch me! I\u2019m not under arrest. You don\u2019t have the right to-<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nYou ARE under arrest.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nI\u2019m under arrest for what? For what? For what? <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nGet out of the car. Get out of the car! Now!<\/p>\n

SB:
\nWhy am I being apprehended? Because you\u2019re trying to give me a ticket for a
\nfailure-<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nI said get out of the car.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nWhy am I being apprehended? You opened
\nmy car door-<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nI am gonna drag you outta here. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nSo you\u2019re threatening to drag me out of my own car?<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nGet out of the car!!<\/p>\n

SB:
\nAnd then you-<\/p>\n

Cop:
\n[Cop points his taser at her.] I will light you up!!<\/p>\n

SB:
\nWow. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nNOW!!<\/p>\n

SB:
\nWow. [Sandra steps out of the car.]<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nGet out of the car! <\/p>\n

SB:
\nFor a failure to signal, you\u2019re doing all this. You\u2019re doing all this for a
\nfailure to signal.<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nGet over there. [Cop points her over to the sidewalk, while pointing his taser
\nat her.]<\/p>\n

SB:
\nRight. Yeah. Let\u2019s take this to court. [Sandra continues to walk toward the
\nsidewalk.] Let\u2019s do this for a failure to signal. Yep, for a failure to signal.
\n[Sandra is led out of the view of the dashcam video.] <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nGet off the phone.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nI\u2019m not on the phone. I have a right to record-<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nPut your phone down. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nThis is my property.<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nPut your phone down. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nSir?<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nPut your phone down. Right now! Put your phone down.<\/p>\n

SB:
\n[Sandra puts her phone down on the trunk of her car.] For a fucking failure to
\nsignal, my goodness. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nCome over here! <\/p>\n

SB:
\nY\u2019all are interesting. You feelin\u2019 good about this whole thing? <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nStand right here.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nYou feelin\u2019 good about yourself? For my failure to signal, you feel real good
\nabout yourself, don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nTurn around. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nYou feel good about yourself, don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nTurn around. Turn around now. Put your hands-<\/p>\n

SB:
\nWhy am I being arrested? <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nI\u2019m giving you a lawful order. I will tell you-<\/p>\n

SB:
\nWhy am I being arrested? Why can\u2019t you tell me that part? <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nI\u2019m giving you a lawful order. Turn around. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nWhy will you not tell me what\u2019s going on? <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nYou are not compliant. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nI\u2019m not compliant \u2018cause you just pulled me outta my car.<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nTurn around!! <\/p>\n

SB:
\nAre you fucking kidding me? This is some bullshit.<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nPut your hands behind your back.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nCause you know this is straight bullshit, and you full a shit. Full a straight
\nshit. That\u2019s why y\u2019all are some scary fucking cops. South Carolina got all y\u2019all
\nbitch asses scared. That\u2019s all it is. Fucking scared of a female. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nIf you would have just listened-<\/p>\n

SB:
\nI was tryin\u2019 sign the fucking ticket. Whatever. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nStop movin\u2019! <\/p>\n

SB:
\nAre you fucking serious? <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nStop movin\u2019.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nOh, I can\u2019t wait till we go to court. \u00a0OH,
\nI can\u2019t wait! I cannot WAIT \u2018till we go to court! I can\u2019t wait. OH, I can\u2019t
\nwait. You want me to sit down now?<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nNo. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nOh, you gonna throw me to the floor? That\u2019ll make you feel better about
\nyourself?<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nKnock it off. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nAh, that\u2019ll make you feel better about yourself? That make you feel real good,
\nwon\u2019t it? Fucking ass. Fucking pussy. For a failure to signal, you doin\u2019 all of
\nthis. In little ass Prairie View, Texas. My god. They must-<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nYou were getting a warning, and now you\u2019re going to jail. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nFor what?? <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nYou can come read right- [Cop leads Sandra back over to the trunk of the car.]<\/p>\n

SB:
\nI\u2019m getting a warning for what?<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nStay right here. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nYou just pointed me over there!<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nI said stay right here. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nGet your fucking mind right. OH, I swear on my life, y\u2019all some pussies. A
\npussy ass cop pulls for a fucking signal, you\u2019re takin\u2019 me to jail. What a
\npussy. What a pussy. What a- you about to break my fucking wrist. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nStop movin\u2019!<\/p>\n

SB:
\nI\u2019m standin\u2019 still! You keep movin\u2019 me, goddamn it! <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nStay right there.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nDon\u2019t touch me. Fucking pussy, for a traffic ticket. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\n[Goes around the car and closes the front door. Walks back off screen to where
\nSandra is on the sidewalk.] Come read right over here. [He stands by the trunk
\nof the car and shows her the written warning.] This right here says a warning.
\nYOU started creating a problem. [Cop walks out of shot, toward Sandra.]<\/p>\n

SB:
\nYou asked me what was wrong! <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nDo you have anything in your purse that\u2019s illegal? <\/p>\n

SB:
\nDo I look like I have anything on me? This a fuckin\u2019 maxi dress!<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nI\u2019m removing \u00a0your glasses.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nThis a maxi dress. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nCome on over here. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nFucking assholes. For a- you about to break my wrist! Can you STOP!? You are
\nmother fuckin\u2019 about to break my wrist! [Sandra makes sounds of pain.] STOOOPP!\n<\/p>\n

Cop:
\n[Sounds of struggle.] Stop! Now! Stop it! <\/p>\n

Cop
\n2: Stop resisting, ma\u2019am.<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nIf you would stop then I would tell you! <\/p>\n

SB:
\n[In pain.] For a fucking traffic \u00a0ticket.\n<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nNow stop!<\/p>\n

SB:
\n[In pain.] You are such a pussy. You are such a pussy.<\/p>\n

Cop
\n2: No, you are. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nYou were yankin\u2019 around. <\/p>\n

SB:
\n[In pain.] For a traffic signal. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nYou were yankin\u2019 around. When you pull away from me, you\u2019re resisting arrest. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nThis make you feel real good. This make you feel real good, don\u2019t it? A female
\nfor a \u00a0traffic signal. For a traffic
\nsignal. I know that makes you feel good, officer. <\/p>\n

Cop
\n2: I got her. I got her.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nI know it make you feel real good. You a real man now. You slam me, knock my
\nhead into the ground, I got epilepsy, you mother fucker. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nGood. Good. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nI hope I-<\/p>\n

Cop
\n2: You should have thought of that before you start resisting!<\/p>\n

SB:
\nYeah, this is real good. Real good for a female. Yeah. Y\u2019all strong, ooh. Y\u2019all
\nreal strong. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nI want you to wait right here. Wait right here.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nI can\u2019t go nowhere with your fucking knee on my back. Duh. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\n[To Cop 2] I\u2019m gonna open your door. [To man recording the brutality.] You need
\nto leave. You need to leave. You need to leave. <\/p>\n

SB:
\n[inaudible] For a fucking traffic ticket.<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nFor a warning. For a warning. You\u2019re going to jail for resisting arrest. Stand
\nup.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nIf I could!<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nRoll over.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nI can\u2019t even fuckin\u2019 feel my arm! <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nTuck your knee in. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nI can\u2019t-<\/p>\n

Cop:
\nListen, listen, you\u2019re gonna sit up on your butt. <\/p>\n

SB:
\nYou just slammed my head into the ground. Do you not even care about that? <\/p>\n

Cop
\n2: He\u2019s telling you to getup.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nI can\u2019t even hear! <\/p>\n

Cop
\n2: Yes you can. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nSit on your butt.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nYou slammed my head into the ground. <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nSit up on your butt.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nHe threw my fucking head to the ground. What the hell? <\/p>\n

Cop:
\nNow stand up.<\/p>\n

SB:
\nAll this for a traffic signal. I swear to god. All of this for a traffic
\nsignal. [To witness.] Thank you for recording! Thank you! For a traffic signal.
\nSlammed me into the ground and everything.
\nEverything. I hope y\u2019all feel good. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Remember when we kept telling y’all, white tumblr, that \u201cknow your rights\u201d and all those videos of y’all talking to cops however you please was only for y’all? That it was white privilege? Yeah.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

christel-thoughts: iwriteaboutfeminism: FULL VIDEO Cop: Ok, Ma\u2019am. You ok? SB: I\u2019m waitin\u2019 on you. This is your job. I\u2019m waitin\u2019 on you\u2026 Cop: You seem very irritated. SB: I am. I really am because I feel like what I\u2019m getting a ticket for, I was getting out of your way. You were speeding up, tailing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-words"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6PWot-39w","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12122\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}