Has this ever happened to anyone of any other skin colour? If he was able to walk like that then no excessive force was used and to me that seems like a good thing.I am about as pro- law enforcement as you can get, but this was just dumb. Leading a dude with a rope from horseback would be ok in a huge crowd where there was no chance to get a patrol car in, but there was no apparent reason to not just hold this guy where he was arrested and call for a transport.
So, you think in a large crowd this would go over well?I am about as pro- law enforcement as you can get, but this was just dumb. Leading a dude with a rope from horseback would be ok in a huge crowd where there was no chance to get a patrol car in, but there was no apparent reason to not just hold this guy where he was arrested and call for a transport.
It is the method that allows mounted officers to move a suspect through a crowd of people relatively safely if bringing a vehicle to the suspect is not a possibility. I can’t think of a specific example of it being necessary, but would imagine a situation like a large outdoor crowd like a music festival or sporting event.So, you think in a large crowd this would go over well?
I'd think a rope would be a hazard in a crowded setting and likely not even close to reasonable or procedure.It is the method that allows mounted officers to move a suspect through a crowd of people relatively safely if bringing a vehicle to the suspect is not a possibility. I can’t think of a specific example of it being necessary, but would imagine a situation like a large outdoor crowd like a music festival or sporting event.
Edit- no, I don’t think the optics would be significantly better in a large crowd, but there would potentially be a reasonable explanation.
That would have been a much better move.The rope is obviously to keep him from running but i probably would have tossed my reins to the other cop and walked alongside the criminal.