“Although this is a trained technique and best practice in some scenarios, I believe our officers showed poor judgment in this instance,” Galveston Police Department Chief Vernon L. Hale III said in a statement posted on Facebook on Monday night.
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Hale said in a statement that “first and foremost, I must apologize to Mister Neely for this unnecessary embarrassment.”
Miami Herald
Embarrassment? That was the problem?
Transporting a suspect with the use of mounted officers “is considered a best practice in certain scenarios, such as during crowd control,” the Galveston Police Department said. But police added that “the practice was not used correctly in this instance.”
Local police said they will stop using the technique altogether.
And when did they get horseback police? There's only one time each year that there are crowds in Galveston: Mardi Gras. And the crowds are only in the low thousands then.
I have a question: When they're chasing down a suspect, do they run over him with the horse, or do they jump off and tackle him, leaving the horse free to go?
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
I have a question: When they're chasing down a suspect, do they run over him with the horse, or do they jump off and tackle him, leaving the horse free to go?
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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