On the 13th of July 2015, Sandra Bland a 28-year-old black African American was discovered hanging in a cell. Police officials have ruled the death of Sandra Bland as a suicide. However, black citizens refuse to believe this claim. Black citizens accuse the police of racially and sexually abusing Sandra Bland. Three days prior, Sandra Bland was stopped by the police officer Brian Encinia over a minor traffic incident. Footage from the police dash cam showed the officer forcing Bland out of the car, threatening to ‘light her up. ' Police killings of unarmed black citizens have become frequent in America. This has caused the uprising of the 'black lives matter ' movement. The death of Sandra Bland is seen by blacks as a case of police brutality.
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The article refrains from accusing the police of violence towards Sandra Bland. Instead, the article focuses on the perspective of police investigators. The investigators are bewildered of the cause of Sandra Bland 's death and appear to be doing the best to discover the cause. The focus from police investigators reinforces positive characteristics about law enforcement, such as hard working in bringing justice to citizens. This illustrates law enforcements as blameless because these officials are represented as eager to solve the case. On the contrary, the root narrative is anti-police. The root focuses on police injustices towards black African American citizens. The article believes Texas police should be responsible for the death of Sandra Bland. The sub heading …show more content…
The title places the works of the FBI first before stating Sandra Bland 's relatives reject police claims that Bland committed suicide. However, the title does not mention the reasons behind the rejection of police claims. This adds to the mystery of Bland 's death. Whereas The Root makes it clear that Sandra Bland was murdered by police, and this murder was a result of Sandra Bland 's race and gender. The title illustrates this; ‘Bernie Sanders is right Sandra Bland would be alive today if she were a white woman.’ The article highlights how Bland’s image does not conform to standards of femininity. Bland is not a white woman, therefore, is less likely to be victimised, but is likely to be criminalised and mistreated by the police. Bland being black and a woman is a factor towards the death of Bland. Police brutality and ‘suspicious ' deaths do not happen to white women. Therefore, the story highlights institutionalised racism and anti-police
The article refrains from accusing the police of violence towards Sandra Bland. Instead, the article focuses on the perspective of police investigators. The investigators are bewildered of the cause of Sandra Bland 's death and appear to be doing the best to discover the cause. The focus from police investigators reinforces positive characteristics about law enforcement, such as hard working in bringing justice to citizens. This illustrates law enforcements as blameless because these officials are represented as eager to solve the case. On the contrary, the root narrative is anti-police. The root focuses on police injustices towards black African American citizens. The article believes Texas police should be responsible for the death of Sandra Bland. The sub heading …show more content…
The title places the works of the FBI first before stating Sandra Bland 's relatives reject police claims that Bland committed suicide. However, the title does not mention the reasons behind the rejection of police claims. This adds to the mystery of Bland 's death. Whereas The Root makes it clear that Sandra Bland was murdered by police, and this murder was a result of Sandra Bland 's race and gender. The title illustrates this; ‘Bernie Sanders is right Sandra Bland would be alive today if she were a white woman.’ The article highlights how Bland’s image does not conform to standards of femininity. Bland is not a white woman, therefore, is less likely to be victimised, but is likely to be criminalised and mistreated by the police. Bland being black and a woman is a factor towards the death of Bland. Police brutality and ‘suspicious ' deaths do not happen to white women. Therefore, the story highlights institutionalised racism and anti-police