‘Step out or I will remove you … I’m gonna yank you outta here … You are under arrest … I’m gonna drag you outta there.’ ibid.
‘That man [arresting rozzer] slapped her. You can hear it.’ ibid. lawyer
‘You are about to break my wrist! Can you stop?’ ibid. on arrest
‘The destruction of evidence on this family when they [rozzers know they [family] were about to bury her. You don’t release a body if there’s more tests that you need on that body.’ ibid. lawyer
‘I don’t think there’s ever been an issue like this.’ ibid. mother
‘There are uneducated people who are hell-bent on self-extermination. I am not one of them. I am into building up my kings and queens. So for me, Black Lives Matter. ibid. Sandra’s activism
‘I am here to change history.’ ibid.
‘Say Her Name!’ ibid.
‘She had scrapes on her upper right side of her back.’ ibid. autopsy
‘Here is a guy who should clearly have been charged with assault. Battery … ’ ibid.
Trooper Encinia is fired. The Grand Jury begins to investigate the Walter Country Jail. ibid. caption
‘Evidence of deep bruising … someone has put their knee into her back.’ ibid. autopsy
‘We know that someone’s spirit can be broken.’ ibid. autopsy
‘Everyone was acquitted of wrong doing.’ ibid. television news
‘The jail were filled out in a way that should not have been filled out. They were turned in with false information.’ ibid. rozzer’s apologist’s admission
‘She was hung from a trash-bag. Well, the problem with that trash-bag is is that it didn’t have her fingerprints on it … In fact it didn’t have her DNA on it.’ ibid. lawyer
The family settles for $1.9 million and a prison or jail reform and police de-escalation training. ibid. caption
Police officers around the country you need to hear my voice – Tell the Fricking’ Truth. ibid. Charles Witherspoon, ex-rozzer
‘No, we didn’t go back there and tie a bag around her neck, but it is our responsibility to take care of her. ibid. R G Smith, sheriff
The Sandra Black Act is now law in Texas, mandating state-wide reforms to increase prison inmate safety. Police de-escalation training was removed from the bill. ibid. caption
Round the other bar if you want a drink. Now look, man. Don’t push it. Round, do you mind? Out. The Wednesday Play: 3 Clear Sundays by James O’Connor, director Ken Loach, landlord’s colour bar, BBC 1965
Ain’t done nuffink? You’ve knocked out the wickedest copper on the manor! ibid.
Religion? You’ve got to have a religion. ibid. screw to black man
And the biggest crime you can commit is getting caught. ibid. Ma to boys
I’m sorry to say now that you witnessed a murder. ibid. Governor to two framer inmates
A proper mug is our Danny … Now he’s up on a murder charge. ibid. Ma
I’m heading to Shrewsbury prison in Shropshire … When Shrewsbury prison opened in 1793 it was the main execution site in the west of England. Britain Behind Bars: A Secret History II
It never leaves you, that moment when you go down to the cells. ibid.
In the early 19th century over 200 crimes were punishable by death. ibid.
More than 160,000 convicts were sent to Australia. ibid.
Victorian reformers successfully campaigned to cut the number of capital crimes from over 200 to just 5. ibid.
‘I didn’t kill them, I executed them. Well somebody had to do it, didn’t they.’ ibid. Albert Pierrepoint