NOW.> FROM MIAMI-DADE,
BROWARD AND THE KEYS, THIS IS A
-- SOUTH FLORIDA'S CBS NEWS.>
RIGHT NOW WHAT 5:00 IT IS THE
TALE OF THE TAPE PICS
GET OUT OF THE CAR.
GET OUT.
IT HAS SOME QUESTIONING IF
WE'RE GETTING THE WHOLE STORY
BEHIND A WOMAN'S ARREST. [
MUFFLED AUDIO ] THE
CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE
FOOTAGE ON THE DASHCAM.
THIS WAS DAYS BEFORE SHE WAS
FOUND HANGED IN HER JAIL CELL.
INVESTIGATORS IN TEXAS SAY A
GLITCH IN THE VIDEO WAS JUST
THAT, A GLITCH.
THE FOOTAGE WAS NOT EDITED.
THE FAMILY OF THE WOMAN IN THE
VIDEO JUST WRAPPED UP A NEWS
CONFERENCE A SHORT TIME AGO.
ELLIOTT RODRIGUEZ IS HERE WITH
WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY.
Reporter: THE FAMILY BELIEVES
THE POLICE OFFICER OVERSTEPPED
HIS AUTHORITY.
THEY SAY SANDRA BLAND WAS
EXCITED ABOUT STARTING A NEW
JOB IN TEXAS.
INSTEAD SHE WAS FOUND HANGING
IN HER JAIL CELL A SHORT TIME
AGO --.
A SHORT TIME AGO A SHERIFF SAID
BLAND TOLD A JAILER SHE HAD
TRIED TO KILL HERSELF BEFORE.
THE VIDEO SHOWS HOW A ROUTINE
TRAFFIC STOP QUICKLY TURNED
UGLY.
USING VERY IRRITATED.
I REALLY AM. Reporter: BE
TEXAS TROOPER -- THE TEXAS
TROOPER PULLED OUT HIS DUNDON
AFTER SHE REFUSED TO TO PUT OUT
HER SITTING -- CIGARETTE AND
GET OUT OF THE CAR. GET OUT
OF THE CAR.
I WILL WRITE YOU UP. YOU ARE
HURTING ME.
[ BLEEP ] [ SHOUTING ]
Reporter: THE AFFIDAVIT SAYS
THAT BLAND BEGAN KNOCKING AT MY
LEG ENGINE.
A TOW TRUCK OPERATOR WALKS OFF
CAMERA ANY REAPPEARS 2
MONITORING SECONDS LATER.
THE VIDEO WAS NOT EDITED BUT
THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME
PROBLEMS WHEN IT WAS UPLOADED.
SANDRA BLAND WAS FOUND DEAD IN
HERSELF 3 DAYS AFTER SHE WAS
ARRESTED.
AUTHORITIES SAY SHE HANGED
HERSELF WITH A PLASTIC GARBAGE
BAG.
IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF
DEPRESSION AS WAS PTSD.
Reporter: SHE ADMITTED IN
MARCH TO BATTLING DEPRESSION.
HER FAMILY DOES NOT THINK SHE
KILLED HERSELF.
[ MUSIC ] Reporter: ABOUT
200 PEOPLE ATTENDED A MEMORIAL
FOR SANDRA BLAND ON THE CAMPUS
OF PRAIRIE VIEW AMM UNIVERSITY,
HER, MONITOR. THIS COULD
EASILY HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.
THERE WAS VERY LITTLE REASON
THAT CAN BE GLEANED FROM THE
DASHCAM, WHY SANDY HAD TO BE
ASKED TO PUT YOUR CIGARETTE OUT
, WHY SANDY HAD TO BE ASKED TO
GET OUT OF HER CAR, WHY SANDY
HAD TO BE SUBJECT TO THE
OFFICER POINTING A TASER AT
HER, WHY SANDY HAD TO BE THROWN
TO THE GROUND AND HURT.
Reporter: HER MOTHER SAYS
SHE WAS EXCITED ABOUT MOVING
FROM TEXAS -- FROM CHICAGO TO
TEXAS.
SHE HAD JUST GOTTEN A JOB DOING
COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR THE
UNIVERSITY.
SHE WAS PULLED OVER FOR
FAILURE TO INDICATE A PROPER
LANE CHANGE.
IN LOOKING AT THAT, I FEEL LIKE
THE OFFICER WAS PICKING ON
HER. Reporter: HER FAMILY IS
DEMANDING AN INDEPENDENT
AUTOPSY BE PERFORMED.
THE POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN
PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
FOR VIOLATING PROCEDURES.
ELLIOTT RODRIGUEZ CBS4 NEWS.
THERE ARE SO MANY LEGAL
QUESTIONS.
LET'S TURN TO ERICA WHO IS AN
-- IRICKA WHO IS A LAWYER AS
WELL AS A JOURNALIST.
THESE ARE KEY ELEMENTS THAT YOU
WANT TO LOOK AT IN THE
INVESTIGATION.
IF IT HEADS TO TRIAL, THESE
WILL BE QUESTIONS FOR THE JURY.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
GLITCHES.
HOW CAN THEY TRUST THE VERACITY
OR THE COMPLETE PICTURE OF THIS
IF THEY BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN
EDITED IN SOME WAY.
THERE IS A KEY FACTOR IN THE
QUESTION OF WHETHER SHE HAD
COMMITTED -- ATTEMPTED TO
COMMIT SUICIDE IN THE PAST.
THESE ARE ALL FACTORS THAT WILL
BE SUBSTANTIVE, SOMETHING YOU
SHOULD LOOK AT WHEN IT COMES TO
INVESTIGATING THIS CASE AND IF
IT GOES TO TRIAL.
WE HEARD A SPOKESPERSON
ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY SHE
HAD TO PUT OUT HER CIGARETTE
AND GET OUT OF HER CAR.
THIS SEEMED LIKE A MINOR
TRAFFIC VIOLATION.
HOW DID IT ESCALATE AND HOW FAR
CAN ANKLE OFFICER GO WHEN
DEALING WITH THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT FREE
WILL AND YOUR RIGHTS.
SHE HAD A RIGHT TO HAVE HER
CIGARETTE.
IT IS HER CHOICE WHETHER TO GET
OUT OF THE CAR BUT THERE ARE
STANDARDS WHAT WE CALL PROBABLE
CAUSE.
THE OFFICER PULLS HER OVER FOR
A TRAFFIC VIOLATION AND
BELIEVED SHE HAD COMMITTED A
CRIME.
IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE
INVESTIGATION HE MAY HAVE THE
RIGHT TO ASK HER TO GET OUT OF
THE CARPET IF YOU ARE BEING
ASKED, IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES
WHERE A POTENTIAL VIOLATION IS
BEING INVESTIGATED, YOU SHOULD
GET OUT OF THE CAR.
THERE ARE OTHER TIMES WITH THE
STANDARD IS LOWER, WHAT WE CALL
A LOWER STANDARD FOR CONSENSUAL
ENCOUNTER.
IF YOU ARE JUST SITTING IN YOUR
CAR OR WALKING DOWN THE STREET
AND HE JUST WANTS TO TALK TO
YOU.
YOU DON'T NECESSARILY IN THOSE
CASES NEED TO WALK OVER OR DO
WHAT THE OFFICERS HAS.
IT CAN BE TRICKY.
A LOT OF TIMES WHAT SOME PEOPLE
WILL SAY IS OPEN THE OFFICER
BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES WHEN
RESISTING CAN BE A REAL BIG
PROBLEM IF IT TURNS OUT THAT
LATER DOWN THE LINE THERE WAS
EXCESSIVE FORCE USED, IN THE
AFTERMATH YOU HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FILE A
COMPLAINT.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF TALK
ABOUT THIS.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THERE ARE TIMES
WHEN PEOPLE ARE KILLED AND
THERE IS EXCESSIVE FORCE.
FILING A COMPLAINT A VIOLATION
AFTERWORDS -- IS AT THE RIGHT
THING TO DO.
YOU SAW THAT WITH THE CHOKEHOLD
CASE ANY SOUTH CAROLINA CASE
WHERE THE OFFICER SHOT THE GUY
IN THE BACK WHILE HE WAS
RUNNING AWAY.
IT RAISES A LOT OF QUESTIONS
AND A GRAY AREA WHERE PEOPLE
ARE TRYING TO CONSIDER WHAT TO