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The African American, who was kidnapped with a rope by two white police officers in the US state of Texas, sued the city of Galveston for $ 1 million in compensation. The AFP news agency and the Washington Post report.
His client Donald Neely “isn’t just about the money,” said his attorney Julie Ketterman. He is concerned about what is “wrong and right for all people.”
Neely was arrested in Galveston in August 2019 for burglary. The accusations were later dropped, as the “Post” reported.
They handcuffed him and the police grabbed the blue rope. The men on horseback then took him through the city center, where several people photographed and filmed the incident.
Memories of slavery
The recordings of the incident distributed on the Internet caused great outrage. The images brought back memories of the inhumane treatment of African Americans during the days of slavery.
In an interview with the Houston Chronicle last year, Neely said he was unaware that witnesses had photographed the arrest. He also kept telling officers: “I’m not ashamed.”
Therefore, Neely was homeless at the time of arrest and was in critical condition due to paranoid schizophrenia. When the videos and photos circulated online, he was overwhelmed with shame.
According to the Post, the complaint said Neely had suffered physical and emotional pain. He demands $ 1 million in compensation for “emotional distress, malicious law enforcement and negligence,” according to the report.
He suffered both psychological and physical torment from those who had a duty to protect him, according to the complaint.
“Bad judgment”
Galveston Police Chief Vernon Hale apologized at the time for the officers’ actions. They exhibited “bad judgment” and inflicted “unnecessary shame” on Neely.
However, the police chief emphasized that the method is a “trained technique” which in certain cases is the “best approach”.
“Negative perception”
However, he announced that he would do without it in the future. Understand the “negative perception” and now consider it appropriate to abolish the method. Police did not comment on Neely’s complaint at the Post’s request.
In the United States, since the death of African American George Floyd in a brutal police operation in Minneapolis in late May, there have been protests against police violence and racism in many cities.
