A video showing a black mother and daughter being arrested in Texas
The woman
had called the police to complain about a neighbour, who she claims had choked
her seven-year-old son.But as an argument broke out, the Facebook live video shows the white officer pinning her to the ground and holding a taser to her head.
A civil rights lawyer has now taken up the case.
The video starts peacefully enough - although the first words you hear are: "Don't yell mamma" from the person filming.
The woman, identified on social media as Jacqueline Craig, says to the officer: "My daughter and son came home, saying that this man grabbed him and choked him."
When she explains that her white neighbour had accused her son of throwing some paper on the ground, the officer asks her: "Why don't you teach your son not to litter?"
That's when
the situation in Fort Worth
As the argument with the officer gets more heated, Jacqueline Craig's daughter walks towards the pair. At this point, the officer grabs the daughter from behind as people start yelling at him.
The camera then cuts and the next thing you see is Jacqueline Craig, pinned on the ground with the officer holding a taser to her head.
As the officer points the weapon at a young girl and Jacqueline Craig's daughter, the person filming can be heard yelling: "You're live. Everything you just did is all live."
Both Jacqueline Craig and her daughter were then taken away, in handcuffs.
It's still
not clear whether the two women have been charged with any offence and Fort
Worth Police has yet to comment on the case.
Civil
right's lawyer Lee Merritt, posted a video to say he'd been to see the pair in
jail.
On Thursday
morning, he said the women "were in good spirits given the situation"
and that they were waiting to be released.
Newsbeat
has contacted Fort Worth Police but there has been no response so far.
Source: BBC
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