A criminal’s feeling were hurt. Money would make him feel better
If caught red-handed, I think it’s perfectly appropriate for a criminal to suffer a little humiliation (and a very mild humiliation it was). It’s not as though the villagers didn’t already know what he’d done.
I can see where the lawmen made their mistake. What they SHOULD have done is drag him hogtied down the street at full gallop. Three times back and forth. Or until all that was left was a long line of blood and grease.
So tired of these POS criminals hiding behind the law that they flout.
Lee Marvin did that to Lee J. Cobb in an episode of the Virginian. It’s a bonus show at the end of the complete MSquad series dvd set I own and love.
I just looked up the lawsuit. He is being represented by Julie Ketterman, who is a child support lawyer. After reading the complaint, its clear she has no idea what she is doing. She pled all state law claims, which should be promptly dismissed because there is no waiver of sovereign immunity for these claims under the Texas Tort Claims Act.
If there was any case here, it would have to be a federal civil rights claim under section 1983.
Was Donald Neely convicted of a crime.
Did the cops sing get along little doggie? Inquiring minds want to know.
The horse felt embarrassment, humiliation and fear for even being associated with the dope on a rope.
Galveston, oh Galveston
I am so afraid of dying
Before I dry the tears she’s crying
Before I watch your sea birds flying in the sun
At Galveston, at Galveston
And, in response, Chief Vernon L. Hale, III, quickly bent over and spread his representative law enforcement cheeks:
"Although this is a trained technique and best practice in some scenarios [read: if the criminal were whitey], I believe our officers showed poor judgment in this instance [read: with a Black member of the community] and could have waited for a transport unit [read: with A/C and compliemntary snack service] at the location of the arrest."
Stopped the practice. How low has our civilization sunk.
In this day and age public officials need to navigate minefields. These cops rather innocently stepped on mine - they probably should have called for a squad car. So this harmless action will cost the taxpayers a few bucks (but nowhere near a million).
So the humiliation of having your crime and arrest displayed openly because of circumstance is worth a cool $million?
I don’t think it’s worth a red cent. If you don’t want to be embarassed then don’t commit a crime.
I think they should continue the process of roping the offenders. A little humiliation for them is not all bad. I t might give them pause to think it over before doing any repeats.
I thought it said groped by police.
Ok, then put him in the stocks for a few days with a couple baskets of rotten tomatoes on the curb.
Time to bring back the pillory.