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Transcript of Traffic Stop Where Sandra Bland Was Arrested

Here's the text of what happened when the 28-year-old was pulled over.

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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