A Black man in Texas whose arrest garnered national attention after White mounted police officers were seen leading him by rope is now suing the city of Galveston and its police department for $1 million. TEXAS ARREST WHERE HANDCUFFED SUSPECT WAS LED BY ROPE WOULD 'LOOK SO BAD,' OFFICER SAYSTwo officers "clipped" a rope to his handcuffs and led him through downtown streets to a mounted patrol staging area, the Galveston Police Department said in a statement shortly after the arrest. The images shared online of the two White officers leading Neely using a rope tied to his handcuffs — reminiscent of pictures showing slaves in chains — sparked public outrage at the time. “Neely felt as though he was put on display as slaves once were,” the lawsuit states, according to KPRC. Police body camera video released months later showed the two officers, Patrick Brosch and Amanda Smith, wondering aloud about the optics of walking Neely to jail without getting their truck first.

Source: Fox News October 11, 2020 12:14 UTC