I think I'm finally caught up here...... From the last thread, and I am really surprised there wasn't much discussion on the msm the last few pages of the previous thread.
From all accounts, SB clearly had it together in HS. A average, lots of activities. (long article, but the last 7 or so paragraphs mention more of her personal life.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...ail-death-met-0717-20150717-story.html#page=2
She also has a clear history of substance abuse. A few dui charges, one conviction, possession charge, not so great driving record over a stretch of a decade or so.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/investiga...revious-Encounters-With-Police-316025661.html I still see the signs of depression and addiction. People hide it well, lots and lots of people, so I am not entirely surprised her family missed it. I do wonder if she ever sought treatment and looking at the whole picture, I see the progression of two diseases, one not treated and the other self treated.
Sometimes when people slide, they slide fast. A shame, just a shame.
Kind of OT, but I am just not understanding the mindset of what appears as so much anger at the world these days. The everyone is against me for <name the reason> and justice must be done! It's a band wagon I simply don't understand other than wanting to belong, similiar to how people fall into gangs. It's just more respectable when it claims to be for justice rather than gang banger activity. I'm only using the two examples because both draw people who want to belong, not because I am saying they are the same...
In addition to what we already knew, I can see how Sandra's dream of 'fixing injustice across the south' and finding herself where she landed once she arrived in TX would add to her despondence.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-sandra-bland-20150722-story.html#page=1
It's not even clear who was supposed to bond her out and where that someone will be there in an hour came from. That just adds to the confusion and inconsistencies in this case.