Selma director Ava DuVernay is part of a large group of people who believe the police video of Sandra Bland’s arrest was edited.
The video was released by the Texas Department of Public Safety after the Bland family ordered an independent autopsy be conducted when the coroner officially ruled Bland’s death in her jail cell a suicide.
But the family isn’t buying it, and neither is DuVernay.
“I edit footage for a living. But anyone can see that this official video has been cut. Read/watch. Why? #SandraBland,” she tweeted.
She continued, “Glitches. Motion sensors. Clouds. Reasons from those who say #SandraBland vid is pristine. Doesn't explain loops + audio cuts. But, um, ok.”
DuVernay went on to say the edited video isn’t the only questionable aspect of this case; there’s been holes in it from the beginning.
“I disagree. But not worth arguing about. Because the real issue is: What happened to #SandraBland? Missing info from start to finish. Why?” she asked.
Bland was pulled over on July 10 for a traffic violation and she was found dead in her jail cell three days later. The arresting officer claimed she was being “combative” with him, leading to an assault a public servant charge.
MailOnline reports Tom Vinger from the Department of Public Safety said a more clear version of the arrest video will be released soon.
During a service on Tuesday at a church at the Prairie View A&M University campus, her alma mater and where she was going to start a new job, Bland’s mom Geneva Reed-Veal told the crowd, “Once I put this baby in the ground. I'm ready... this means war.”
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