People Are Tweeting #IfIDieInPoliceCustody Following Sandra Bland's Death

#IfIDieInPoliceCustody tweets hold nothing back.

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Following Sandra Bland's tragic death, people are tweeting #IfIDieInPoliceCustody in light of the dangers many face while being detained by law enforcement. With the long list of black women and men who have recently been harmed or killed while in police custody, the hashtag is backed by grievous statistics. 

#IfIDieInPoliceCustody know that they killed me. I would do everything in my power to get home to my family. So never stop questioning.

— April (@ReignOfApril) July 17, 2015

#IfIDieInPoliceCustody do not apologize on my behalf. Do not forgive. Do not forget. Express your rage to validate my humanity.

— K-Ci’s (ooh yeah) (@frodeci) July 16, 2015

#IfIDieInPoliceCustody I did not commit suicide, I did not resist arrest or be combative. I didn't go for the taser or gun

— Derk Brown (@DreadHead_46) July 17, 2015

#IfIDieInPoliceCustody there's a great possibility that I wasn't even breaking the law or resisting. I was just black.

— Francesca (@LipstickNLegos) July 16, 2015

#IfIDieInPoliceCustody Whether I resisted, was uncooperative, uneducated, or a drug user doesn't matter. I was murdered by the system.

— 💆🏾‍♂️ (@BabylonFace) July 16, 2015

#IfIDieInPoliceCustody know that I was aware of my surroundings and stood up for myself. Don't let them tell you I committed suicide

— Ajamu (@kindachillie) July 16, 2015

#ifidieinpolicecustody look under my fingernails. The skin of the person who killed me will be there...

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) July 18, 2015

#IfIDieInPoliceCustody question everything. Don't believe a word they say. Demand the truth by any means necessary.

— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) July 17, 2015

#IfIDieInPoliceCustody show them these tweets.

— Intersectional Hoe | 김종현 (@iamjadebrieanne) July 16, 2015

 

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