Donald Neely is suing police in Texas after being towed behind a horse while attached to a rope (Marie D De Jesus/Houston Chronicle/AP)A black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback has sued a south-east Texas city and its police department for one million dollars (£770,000), saying he suffered humiliation and fear during his arrest. Photos of the August 2019 encounter showed Mr Neely being led by the officers on a rope linked to handcuffs — reminiscent of pictures showing slaves in chains. In body-camera video, one officer could be heard twice saying that leading Mr Neely by a rope down city streets would look “bad”. The lawsuit accused the city and the department of negligence, and said the officers should have known Mr Neely would consider it offensive to be led on the rope “as though he was a slave”. “Neely felt as though he was put on display as slaves once were,” the lawsuit stated.

Source: Irish Independent October 12, 2020 00:56 UTC