'This is gonna look so bad': bodycam footage shows Texas police leading black man by rope - video

[Eugene]

Source: Galveston police
Thu 3 Oct 2019 17.24 BST

A white police officer in Texas could be heard saying ‘this is gonna look so bad’ while leading a homeless black man by a rope down the street in newly released body camera footage.

Two Galveston police officers arrested 43-year-old Donald Neely on 3 August, accusing him of criminal trespass. Images shared online of the two white officers leading Neely using a rope tied to his handcuffs sparked public outrage, leading to a Texas Rangers investigation and a Galveston county sheriff’s office review

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/oct/03/texas-police-black-man-rope-video-bodycam-footage

[Skittles]

1. dehumanizing

I would not trust any decisions made by these Rangers based on this spectacle

[dalton99a]

2. Kick

[CTyankee]

3. This photo horrifies me. There is no "explanation." It should NEVER have happened.

"Look so bad"???

This is such an outrage it puts the entire sheriff's office, top to bottom, under suspicion of far worse outrageous behavior on the part of the Rangers.

The whole world is watching, you f*****s.