[Texas Justice] Galveston officers on horseback led a black suspect through the streets by rope.

Good point. Still feels like much ado about nothing.

 

Looks alarming at first glance, but when you consider it's their SOP, it's not racist. I agree with others that they should probably put the suspect in the back of a car. Tying a suspect to an animal is risking injury. Let's get rid of that practice.

 

I had an uncle that 3/4 Indian..... and looked full blooded.

He was my favorite relative other than my mama. He had a 4th grade education but was the kindest and brightest man I have known.

He was a master plumber. I remember being about 10 years old and helping him on one of his job sites in a wealthy section of town.

A policeman on a horse came by and asked us why we were there and why we had a dog with us and accused us of trying to steal.

My uncle was very calm and polite, but no matter what he said the officer did not like his response.

My uncle still just smiled and was polite....... until the police horse reached over and bit my uncle...

My uncle immediately pulled his arm away and slapped at the horse.

My uncle was immediately arrested, gun drawn and had the same thing done to him as the man in the OP's video.

My uncle was on a rope with handcuffs and forced to walk half a mile with me on foot as well to a depot area.

My uncle was charged with assaulting a police officer.

So what this poor guy went through isn't THAT unusual I suspect if I have had to deal with it before.

 

Another day, another example when the internet outage is more ridiculous than the action itself.

 

It's not words and images that hurt people. It's stupid cops doing stupid things. It absolutely should be called out and criticized. People didn't gain civil rights or fight oppression or end slavery or whatever else by just sitting silently and hoping it would all just get better.

 

"Internet outrage" = people discussing the incident.

 

That would have been too much like right if they would have used common since and simply called for a car.

 

Oh the stories i have about GPD. This is tame.

 

Extremely bad optics.

 

Those two good ole boy cops are historically ignorant and modernly facking morons. Oh man, way to embarrass yourself and your families.

 

I had to reply... this is a stupid take for obvious reasons. Serves no purpose other than to minimize and redirect from OPs thread. Make another thread about the issues of GPD so that this incident is protected as it should be.

 

This.

Is it racist? I don't know.... for all I know they have done this a number of times with a number of different people.

What I do know is that the optics and sensitivity are terrible.

There are ways for the police force to be more sensitive to the population they serve and still do their job properly.

 

When you have a limit to the IQ of recruits this is what you get. We're lucky these cops know how to drive.

 

You’re real good at telling other people how to do their job. Is that your job?

 

Yeah this doesn't really help either.

There are plenty of police officers that are bright and competent.... they are just like anyone else, some of are great and some are terrible and most are in the middle

 

The Galveston Police Chief already said that the two officers used bad judgment and should have waited for a car to transport.

 

Ok. Protect this incident.

 

Remember how offended Trumpers were when Roger Stone was treated like a criminal when he was arrested? At least he wasn't tied to a horse and paraded down the street.

I'm not sure how saying you have other stories about GPD that are worse makes this incident any better.

 

Stephen Miller, is that you?

Dude, it really isn't a good look, leading anyone by a rope, and much less a black man, mmmmkay? But keep preachin'.