Quote Originally Posted by The Gifaffe View Post
How you view that picture depends on your agenda.

I see under-resourced police officers catching a criminal and transporting him to custody in an environmentally sound way at minimal cost to the tax payer. Guess I have no reason to be bothered about something that was banned in the USA in 1865 though.
I know you're trolling, but I'll respond anyway for the benefit of others who may have missed the last part of your post.

The image in question is evocative of lynchings as well as slavery. Lynchings were still taking place long after the abolition of slavery in 1865.

Is it racist? I don't know. Does it look like an incredibly misjudged decision that could be perceived as being racist? Definitely.