On Aug. 3, Texas Rangers in Galveston, Texas, handcuffed and detained Donald Neely, who has a history of mental illness. They proceeded to lead him down the street with a rope. One of the officers said “this is gonna look really bad” shortly before he started heading down the street…
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No Criminal Investigation into Mounted Texas Officers Who Led A Black Man Through the Streets with A Rope
The video, shot in the streets of Galveston, Tex., two weeks ago, shows two police officers on horseback leading 43-year-old Donald Neely, a Black man, with a rope. The video caused national outrage, condemnation and calls for the offending officers to be fired as people likened the incident to the…
Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump Demands Galveston, Texas Police Department Release Bodycam Footage of Mounted White Officers Leading Black Man With Rope
A photo of two mounted white Galveston, Texas police officers leading a handcuffed Black man with a rope evoked imagery of Antebellum-era slave catchers for many, sparking an outrage last week that led the Galveston Police Chief to issue a public apology to the suspect, Donald Neely, and his family….