Sandra Bland: The Case of Uppity N*gg*er

There are many videos of people speaking up for themselves when interacting with police authority.
In some cases the police will slow down and take a moment to adjust their behaviour. Sadly this is not a common occurrence. The police officer will become more agitated and become more aggressive in many of the cases. It usually doesn't end well for the individual who is trying to defend themselves. No one is immune to the cop using their power.

Sandra Bland was stopped by a cop who turned out to be unhinged. Unhinged in his own power trip and inability to police himself. Sandra Bland's guilt was, she was a Black Woman who knew the cop was behaving badly. She spoke up for herself. She wasn't aggressive, disrespectful or rude. She just wondered about the validity of the police's stop. It was clear he didn't behave properly. The reason he didn't act professionally. He was being questioned by a Black Woman. Black people are not allowed or not suppose to speak up to authority. Bland did not fit the  submissive "yes-sir ,Black person" which white people expect and desire.  The cop saw one thing and one thing only, an "uppity n*gg*r." This attitude, this point of view of the cop is deeply rooted in the United States psyche. It is ingrained in how they see the Black person:  someone who must obey them; someone who has no right to question them. In the case of Sandra Bland, how dare she talk up for herself to this man in uniform?


The general public is keenly aware to the mindset of the White population in America; Blacks are second class citizens.  US society is well practiced in carrying out the attitude. Blacks are there for entertainment, cheap labour and looked at as the scourge of society. This attitude has deadly consequences.

Sandra Bland exposed the long held attitude. People don't say it, but they sure live by it. They don't want Black people to speak up for themselves. How dare they question the police, and the White person?

There are many examples of out of control cops. In many cases they are abusive and violent to a Black person. Doesn't matter the gender, the age of the Black person, and the circumstances.

There are examples of police showing restraint. Much of the police restraint comes when confronted by a white person.  Doesn't matter if the white person just killed a bunch of kids in a school.  A large number of Gang member bikers got into a shootout with the police, the aftermath was a casual affair.  Bikers sat around playing on their cellphones as police milled about.

The police have much patience when it comes to dealing with select members of the public. Seems that patience and restraint does not include the Black public.

The clear message by the police is they "don't want no back talk from no n*gg*rs." Talking back is going to get you arrested or shot.

For one white cop being rude and arresting a Black Professor in his own home, results with the cop rewarded with  a beer with the President of the United States.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFnF1c2Tbfw


*I do apologize for the ugly use of the derogatory term.  I am not a fan of the word, regardless of context. I use it with dread and knowledge of its ugly connotation.
The title is an attempt to challenge how comfortable the public is with hiding their attitudes.