Shavon Bland says her sister's controversial arrest and death was the reason she wanted to be an officer.
DALLAS — Shavon Bland joined the ranks of the"I don’t think there could be a police chief prouder in the country than I am right now,” said Dallas Chief of Police Eddie Garcia.
Bland sat down after her graduation to talk exclusively to WFAA about why she decided to become a Dallas police officer.She said it was a matter of faith, a word from God.Bland may seem an unlikely candidate to become a police officer considering her family’s history with law enforcement.sparked outrage after she was pulled over for not turning on her traffic signal. Sandra Bland was eventually dragged out of her car and tased. Three days later, she was found dead in her jail cell.
"So, when I joined, it was strictly for my sister, me and my family. We used to go out and speak and talk about police brutality and things of that nature,” said Bland."You have to be the change you want to see, so if you want to see change, I have to start with me,” said Bland."I am incredibly proud of what happened, it is significant and I’m very hopeful. She’s going to have a tremendous career here with the Dallas Police Department,” said Garcia.
Sandra Bland’s arrest and death changed law and forced police departments across the state to provide racial profiling training and maintain records documenting race and ethnicity on people pulled over.“We want to bring people from the outside to start our department, and to find a blind spot, and tell us how to do better,” said Garcia."I think she would be ecstatic.
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