tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936915824122564793.post3689285671009787169..comments2024-01-20T18:28:58.816-08:00Comments on OFFICER DOWN: Cop In Sandra Bland Arrest: Named!Officer Down http://www.blogger.com/profile/16770429721054730394noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936915824122564793.post-54674008591142741292015-07-29T03:11:20.474-07:002015-07-29T03:11:20.474-07:00If I, as a white male, refused to exit my car duri...If I, as a white male, refused to exit my car during a routine stop, and I have been ordered out of my car during such stops, I'd expect to get arrested; it's happened to people I know, many of whom are also white males. Cops have the right to order you out of the car as long as they have the right to detain you. In Bland's case, it would seem as if the stop were over at the time when he ordered her out, but he could easily argue that he was still evaluating whether to give her a sobriety test, which, at least by Texas standards, she would likely have failed. He should have let her know what justification he had for continuing to detain her, though I'm not sure if he was legally obligated to do so. The point is, whatever you think about this Hispanic cop's (and his black female cohort's) methods, they were not likely targeting Bland based on her race. She was probably targeted because she seemed stoned and probably was. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com