Tanisha O’Neal says her encounter with East Chicago police last month has lead her and her brother to file a lawsuit against the department and city, arguing.
nationwide. she was found dead in her jail cell july 13th. three days after she was arrested during this contentious traffic stop captured on police dash cam video, released by the texas department of public safety. the medical examiner s office ruled her death a suicide. her family still disputes that. the panel will still reconvene next month to consider charges that could include anything that occurred from the time bland was stopped to when she arrive at the jail. joining me now, sandra bland s mother geneva reville and canon lambert. thank you for joining us. thank you for having us. thank you for having us. let me express our condolences to your family. in the midst of all of the questions you have, you lost your daughter and that cannot be in any way minimized here. let me get your reaction to this decision from the grand jury yesterday. well, i am, of course,
injustice against blacks. that is what my daughter said. she and i were in the car. and that is what she was going to do. bland s body has been flown back to chicago. she will be laid to rest tomorrow. i m joined now by sandra bland s sister sharon cooper and the family s attorney, canon lambert. thank you both for joining us on this eve when you will say goodbye to your sister. let s talk about this toxicology report that the assistant d.a. and the district attorney seemed to focus on so much. you heard their argument on why this is relevant. what is your response to the claim that if there was marijuana present, they want to examine her mood and whether or not her mood was altered because of this drug. is that even relevant to you at this point? absolutely not. i ll tell you a few things. i m thrilled that they re finally releasing the autopsy report. i just would have loved to have seen it firsthand myself legal