My take: Officer approaches vehicle from behind, driver changes lanes to get out of his way but does not signal. Officer pulls her over. He was going to issue a warning. Sometimes minor infractions lead to discovery of more serious issues like warrants, etc. Officer approaches cautiously. No warrants. Issues warning. Good to go.
Black woman wants to communicate her disgust for being pulled over. Officer is expecting her to be grateful for not giving her a ticket. She starts mouthing off. He gets offended. He decides to assert himself, but she becomes more and more defiant.
The officer might have diffused this by not getting angry.
The woman might have also avoided getting more than a few minutes delay and a warning by showing a little more respect.
Bottom line. Both the cop and woman ended up with a bad day.
Woman ended up dead after that. Apparent suicide. Nothing so far makes me think it was anything but suicide.
Just sad.
RE: Bottom line. Both the cop and woman ended up with a bad day.
Still, the disturbing thing that screams for an explanation is this — HOW DID SHE END UP IN JAIL FOR 3 DAYS !!
If this was a minor traffic violation, why was she in jail for DAYS??