Transcript of Traffic Stop Where Sandra Bland Was Arrested
A partial transcript of the police dashboard video showing the arrest of Sandra Bland, the Illinois woman who was later found dead in a Texas jail.
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As the video begins, trooper Brian Encinia has a routine exchange with Bland when he takes her driver's license. After he goes back to her car and returns the license, the conversation grows heated:
TROOPER: "You OK?"
BLAND: "I'm waiting on you. This is your job. I'm waiting on you. What do you want me to do?"
TROOPER: "You seem very irritated."
BLAND: "I am. I really am. Because of what I've been stopped and am getting a ticket for. I've been getting out of the way. You've been speeding up, so I move over and you stop me. So yeah, I am a little irritated. But that didn't stop you from giving me a ticket."
TROOPER: "Are you done?"
BLAND: "You asked me what was wrong and I told you. So now I'm done, yeah."
TROOPER: "OK, OK."
(Pause)
TROOPER: "Do you mind putting out your cigarette, please?"
BLAND: "I'm in my car. Why do I have to put out my cigarette?"
TROOPER: "Well, you can step out now."
BLAND: "I don't have to step on out."
TROOPER: "Step out of the car."
(He opens the driver's side door.)
BLAND: "No, you don't have the right."
TROOPER: "Step out of the car!"
BLAND: "You don't have the right to do that."
TROOPER: "I do have the right. Now step out or I'll remove you."
BLAND: "I am getting removed for failure to signal?"
TROOPER: "Step out or I'll remove you. I'm giving you a lawful order. Get out of the car now or I'm going to remove you."
BLAND: "I'm calling my lawyer."
TROOPER: "I'm going to yank you out of here."
BLAND: "OK, you're going to yank me out of the car?"
TROOPER: "Get out!" (reaching into the car)
BLAND: "Don't touch me!"
TROOPER: "Get out of the car!"
BLAND: "Don't touch me. I am not under arrest. You don't have the right to touch me."
TROOPER: "You are under arrest."
BLAND: "I'm under arrest for what?"
(Trooper radios for backup.)
TROOPER: "Get out of the car! Get out of the car now!"
BLAND: "Am I being apprehended? Did you try to give me a ticket?"
TROOPER: "Get out of the car!"
BLAND: "Why am I being apprehended? You done opened my car door. So you're going to drag me out of my own car?"
TROOPER: "Get out of the car! I will light you up! Get out!"
BLAND: (Stepping out, holding phone) "Wow. Wow. You're doing all this for a failure to signal?"
TROOPER: "Get over there!" (Directing her to the side of the road)
BLAND: "Right. Yeah, let's take this to court."
TROOPER: "Get off the phone!"
BLAND: "I'm off the phone. I'm making a record."
TROOPER: "Put the phone down."
(Now off-camera)
BLAND: "Are you feeling good about yourself? Are you feeling good about yourself? For a failure to signal, you're feeling good about yourself."
TROOPER: "Turn around. Turn around now! Put your hands behind your back and turn around now!"
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