2 mounted officers in controversial arrest of black man in Texas will not face a criminal investigation

Didn’t the police chief, a black man himself, defend their actions?

... and r1?

These officers can mount me anytime.

They didn't have a squad car so what else were they supposed to do?

Ask the perp to meet them at the station when he gets around to it?

No, R4, the two officers should have dismounted their horses and shown the compassion required and walked alongside the criminal.

I bet no one would say anything if the perpetrator was white.

This is why they kneel

R6, and why should they?

r6 is rather idiotic.

The man arrested is a well-known local nuisance and I do mean nuisance. He just happened to be arrested by mounted patrol. My neighbor is a black cop and he was discussing this with me and said the whole thing has been blown out of proportion. I live in Galveston by the way.

My neighbor is also hot as fuck but straight, sadly.

The man arrested is a well-known local nuisance and I do mean nuisance. He just happened to be arrested by mounted patrol. My neighbor is a black cop and he was discussing this with me and said the whole thing has been blown out of proportion. I live in Galveston by the way.

My neighbor is also hot as fuck but straight, sadly.

Didn’t we already discuss this when it first happened and agree that since they were mounted police they didn’t have a back seat to put him in?

They should have let him go because he is black, amirite!?

no . .

r13 should inject a little nuance into her worldview

He's a nuisance because he's mentally ill, not because he's a bad person. R4 they could have called for a car, it's not rocket science, although to you, I'm sure it seems so.

Police murder unarmed black men everyday, one of whom was sitting in his own apartment in Dallas, reading and minding his own business at the time, and nothing is ever done about it. So this kind of pales in comparison. I can't imagine anyone is surprised.

Let’s just not arrest anymore Black people, it always seems to cause problems.

Again with the lack of nuance at r17.

No wonder Trump's in the White House.

He’s under arrest and going to jail.

It’s generally unpleasant no matter how you get there. If they had him walking outside a car I could see the issue.

Can’t say if he’s mentally ill or not but he’s got an extensive rap sheet and my neighbor said they’ve gotten tired of this guy’s antics. Until our system starts taking care of these types there is only so much the police can do.

[QUOTE]Didn’t the police chief, a black man himself, defend their actions?

Sho nuf !

He has a long medical record of mental illness r20. This country has dropped the ball on mental health care since the 80s. It's one of a long list of egregious dropped balls in the U.S.

[quote]I bet no one would say anything if the perpetrator was white.

If the perp was white, these police officers would have shown him respect, called him "sir", talked him down from whatever crazy rant that attracted their attention in the first place, and then escorted him safely home because [italic]that perp{/italic] was just misunderstood, confused by video games, and had reason to act like a lunatic.

They could have waited until a squad car was available. That's what every other cop does.

R23

If the 'perp' was white, it wouldn't have been an issue.

It's when someone is black that it becomes, YAWN, yet again an 'issue'.

You're right, R25; if the perp were white, it wouldn't have been an issue. And the police wouldn't have come, arrested him, and led him down the street in cuffs with a rope.

Lots of crazy white homeless are arrested too.

So the guy was the local nut? He looks to be in decent shape! Is he dangerous or just Boo Radley screwy? Does he have a huge cock?

Maybe the officers should have called for a straitjacket. If they had put one on him before leading him down the street, the optics would have been different.

What an obvious case of felony inappropriateness!

As someone who lives in Houston (close to Galveston) I can tell you that blacks are a big problem there. Theft, shootings,murder, drugs, and most of not all are on public assistance for generations.

What the fuck has happened to my beloved DL?

Racists have been emboldened all over the planet, r32. Why should DL be any exception? The El Paso shooter raised his arms and said "oops" after killing 22 people and wounding 24 others and the police calmly collected him and put him into a squad car. Does anyone in his right mind actually believe that if he had been a black man in identical circumstances that he would have survived to be put into a squad car? I can almost guarantee that no white man, no matter how mentally ill, has ever been tied to ropes in Galveston and led by mounted police to a police station. Remember that Texas is where the man tied a black man (James Byrd) 21 years ago with a chain attached to his car and dragged him for miles until he was dead. Unapologetic until the moment he was executed. So there's a little history there.....

And remember the black woman who was stopped for a minor infraction in the little Texas town and died in jail 2 days later after being denied bail or the opportunity to make a car.

I'm white, but I'm not blind to the unequal treatment of blacks and whites in our justice system.

“They didn't have a squad car so what else were they supposed to do?”

Exactly what you see on all the ‘cops’ shows. Wait for a backup vehicle to transport him. It’s the standard on all the programs. They were after a visual.

It’s very hot in Galveston. I don’t think simply “waiting for a squad car” would be a good alternative.

R34 They can wait for a squad car but the horses couldn't fit in it.

I couldn't find my car during Mardi Gras in Galveston a couple of years ago, so I flagged down a cop to drive me around until I found it. Yes I am a white woman.

I know a very senior executive in a top 15 corporation. A total Boy Scout, squeaky clean. He has talked about his fear of being pulled over. He said he was taught early on by his middle class parents how these stops can unravel for black males, regardless of their background.

It made me so sad. If you folks can’t see that racists and bigots are not emboldened and acting out, then I think you’re deliberately deluding yourselves. I am shocked at the tone and racist rhetoric on Datalounge the last few years.

Two news events with one perp white and the other a person of color committing the same crime, and watch how the treatment/posts on DL are dramatically different.

Dear R30 You need to stop being "shocked at the tone and racist rhetoric on Datalounge" and strengthen yourself by donating your time doing charity work in Galveston or wherever. Reality is more real than internet fluffy nonsense.

“It’s very hot in Galveston. I don’t think simply “waiting for a squad car” would be a good alternative.”

But walking the guy, roped, in the extreme heat you describe IS THE RIGHT ALTERNATIVE?