Press Play with Madeleine Brand
So You Got Pulled Over: Know Your Rights
The Texas case of Sandra Bland has many asking: what, exactly, are my rights when I’m pulled over? Bland was stopped for a minor traffic violation, and was arrested when the situation with the police officer escalated. She later died in her jail cell of an apparent suicide. What were her rights during that initial police encounter?
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe Texas case of Sandra Bland has many asking: what, exactly, are my rights when I’m pulled over? Bland was stopped for a minor traffic violation, and was arrested when the situation with the police officer escalated. She later died in her jail cell of an apparent suicide. What were her rights during that initial police encounter?
