Americans frustrated with police behavior, Attorney General says
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch says people in the United States are frustrated with brutal tactics used by police officers against minorities following the death of several black people in the country.
In an interview with MSNBC that will be aired on Monday, she said the death of Sandra Bland in police custody justifies the frustration.
“The one thing that has come out of this tragic, tragic situation -- the loss of life of this young woman -- has been a discussion about specific police techniques,” she said.
“Many people see this situation escalating, and I think it shows the frustration that many minority communities feel when they feel that, you know, maybe it wouldn’t have escalated in a different community,” the attorney general added.
Bland, 28, was found dead in her cell three days into being jailed for a minor traffic incident.
A police dashboard video released last week shows how a routine traffic stop escalated into a verbal and physical confrontation between Bland and Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia.
The video shows the officer threatening Bland with a taser before arresting her. “I will light you up,” the trooper said, pointing the stun gun at her.
A new CBS/New York Times poll showed the majority of Americans said race relations in the United States are bad and are further exacerbating.
Fifty-seven percent described race relations in the US as poor. Sixty-eight percent of African-Americans say that race relations are deteriorating, compared to 56 percent of the whites.
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