New Sign In Sandra Bland's Town: "Signal Lane Change Or Sheriff May Kill You"

Alan: Sandra Bland being arrested for failing to signal lane change.
Things got ugly when Ms. Bland refused to put out the cigarette she was smoking in her own car.

Waller County, Texas District Attorney Elton Mathis has announced the death of Sandra Bland will be treated as thoroughly "as it would be in a murder investigation", but at the same press conference Waller County Sheriff's Office Captain of Patrol Brian Cantrell had this to say:

"I want to make clear that the death of Ms. Bland was a tragic incident — not one of criminal intent or a criminal act," Cantrell said.

In the meantime, a new warning sign has popped up in Prairie View, Texas. From Molly Hennessy-Ficke (via Twitter):

American Cops Fire More Bullets At One NYC Man Than All German Cops Fire In A Year

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/09/85-shots-us-cops-use-more-ammo-per-man.html

1 Small Town's Cops Have Killed More People Than Combined Police Of Germany And U.K.
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/02/1-small-towns-cops-have-killed-more.html

Why Police Don't Pull Guns In Many Countries Whereas U.S. Cops Are Trained To Kill
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-police-dont-pull-guns-in-many.html

Diane Rehm Guest Gets To The Nub Of Police Violence And How Easily It's Prevented

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/diane-rehm-guest-gets-to-nub-of-police.html

"From The Beginning, Legions Of Black People Have Been Degraded And Violated By Police"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/07/from-beginning-legions-of-black-people.html

"Bad Black People." Why Bill O'Reilly Is Wrong Even When He's Right"
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/08/bad-black-people-why-bill-oreilly-is.html

"Texas Sheriff Involved In Death Of Sandra Bland Fired From Previous Post For Racism"
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/07/texas-sheriff-involved-in-death-of.html

Extrajudicial Execution By Killer Cops: Best Pax Posts

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/04/killer-cops-best-pax-posts.html

Cop Arrested After Video Shows Her Shoot Unarmed Man in Back Lying Face Down in the Snow

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/04/cop-arrested-after-video-shows-her.html

Open Season On Unarmed American Black Men, A Compendium Of Pax Posts

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/04/open-season-on-american-black-men.html

Blacks Arrested For Contraband Twice As Often Though Much Less Likely To Have Contraband

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/04/blacks-2x-as-likely-to-be-arrested-for.html

The Future Of Race In America: TED Talk By Michelle Alexander, Author Of "The New Jim Crow"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-future-of-race-in-america-ted-talk.html

Lists Of Americans Killed By Cops In 2013, 2014, 2015

http://www.killedbypolice.net/kbp2014.html

Walter Scott’s Killing Is the Sum of Every Black Nightmare About White Cops

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/04/walter-scotts-killing-is-sum-of-every_7.html

Killing Good Black People Over Dysfunctional Tail Lights

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/04/killing-good-black-people-over.html

Open Season On Unarmed American Black Men, A Compendium Of Pax Posts

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/04/open-season-on-american-black-men.html

50 Police Officers Shot & Killed In 2014. Huge, Steady Decline Since 1970s

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/50-police-officers-shot-killed-in-2014.html

The Beginning Of The End For Cop-Killer Privilege: "#CrimingWhileWhite"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-beginning-of-end-for-killer-cop.html

Open Season On Unarmed Black Men. White Cop Kills Another Innocuous Black Man

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/open-season-on-unarmed-black-men.html

Americans Are 9 Times More Likely To Be Killed By A Policeman Than A Terrorist

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/americans-are-nine-9-times-more-likely.html

American Cops Fire More Bullets At One NYC Man Than All German Cops Fire In A Year

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/09/85-shots-us-cops-use-more-ammo-per-man.html

1 Small Town's Cops Have Killed More People Than Combined Police Of Germany And U.K.

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/02/1-small-towns-cops-have-killed-more.html

The Caging Of America: Why Do We Lock Up So Many People?

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/04/caging-of-america-why-do-we-lock-up-so.html

Selma, "Glory" And America's Astronomical Incarceration Rate
Particularly For Blacks
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/02/selma-common-and-john-legend-win-best.html

There's Never Been A Safer Time For Cops Nor A More Dangerous Time For Criminals
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/theres-never-been-safer-time-to-be-cop.html

"Non-Racist" Gringos Cheer Black Man Who Would "Ventilate Black Asses With M16s"
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/09/non-racist-gringos-cheer-black-man-who.html

Jesus Says: If Walter Scott Was Running Away Because He Was Guilty Of Something, Kill Him

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/04/jesus-says-if-walter-scott-was-running.html

Compendium Of Pax Posts: What's Wrong With Race Relations? 

Hatred, Cops And The Law

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/04/compendium-of-pax-posts-whats-wrong.html

Here's The News Report We'd Be Reading If Walter Scott's Murder Wasn't On Video

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/04/heres-news-report-wed-be-reading-if.html

Pax On Both Houses: Compendium Of U.S. Prison System Posts

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/05/us-criminal-justice-system-compendium.html

Compendium Of Pax Posts On Violent Criminals And Violent Police

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/compendium-of-pax-posts-on-violent.html

Diane Rehm Guest Gets To The Nub Of Police Violence And How Easily It's Prevented

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/diane-rehm-guest-gets-to-nub-of-police.html

"Is The United States Still A Nation Of Law? Bad Cops And Bad Politicians Walk"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/is-united-states-still-nation-of-law.html

U.S. Murder Rate On Track To Be Lowest In A Century

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-us-murder-rate-is-on-track-to-be.html

Killer Cops: Slow Motion Serial Killing By White People

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/04/killer-cops-slow-motion-serial-killing.html

Alan: Blacks are arrested - and prosecuted - at least twice as often as whites for the same "contraband" crimes white people at the same rate. 

If white people were incarcerated as often as blacks for the crimes both commit with the same regularity, and if blacks were incarcerated for the crimes they commit as often as whites are for those same crimes, the "black prison time" figure of 32% (above) would be cut in half and the "white prison time" figure of 6% would double.

The situation is further complicated because it is much harder for released blacks to find work than it is for released whites, making persistent black unemployment a source of recidivism.

Are there any circumstances under which you would hire Jamal ahead of James?

The Future Of Race In America: TED Talk By Michelle Alexander, Author Of "The New Jim Crow"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-future-of-race-in-america-ted-talk.html