Mounted police leading a black man on a rope defended

[Honky Tonk]

Did I say anything about untying his hands? No, I did not. There were two officers there. One could have held the lead rein while the other dismounted, put the prisoner on the horse and then took the reins back. See, not rocket science. Also, police horses are pretty well trained not to bolt; they're usually not used for high speed chases, but more for crowd control.

The rocket science part comes in when you try to put a 200 pound man on top of an 8 ft. high horse with his hands tied. But, hay, we live in a society where what's good for the goose don't cut it for the gander. If it had been me, they would have found I had committed suicide by tying the rope around my neck while the cop wasn't looking.