Horses for Riot Police?

[Rhea]

Who on earth thinks it's an okay idea to use horses for riot police use?


Now that cars and motorcycles are a thing, why would we ever EVER put the horse in such a position of danger and civilians anywhere near them due to that end of the danger?

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

I’m certain the horses are riders are trained in dressage (sp?).

 

[Jarhyn]

Who on earth thinks it's an okay idea to use horses for riot police use?


Now that cars and motorcycles are a thing, why would we ever EVER put the horse in such a position of danger and civilians anywhere near them due to that end of the danger?

Complete idiots. Now, let's see who comes out in support of running people in crowds down with horses.

 

[barbos]

I thing idea is that horses are not really responsible when they kick rioters

 

[ZiprHead]

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[TSwizzle]

It’s quite common for horses to be used for crowd control in Europe, particularly soccer crowds. I don’t know where the idea came from but it’s certainly effective.

 

[laughing dog]

I believe the idea is that the presence of horses tends to reduce the violent tendencies of most people. And there is the visceral fear of being trampled.

 

[Valjean]

Mounted police have a commanding view of the crowds, and, in turn, are a visible presence.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

I believe the idea is that the presence of horses tends to reduce the violent tendencies of most people. And there is the visceral fear of being trampled.

Yup. Horses work well for crowd control.

 

[Politesse]

Tradition and aesthetics.

It's obviously a danger to the animals, but if the police don't give a shit about human life, I'm baffled as to why you think they would care about their dogs and horses. They treasure them as possessions, I'm sure, but if they wanted to keep them out of harm's way, that's what ranches are for.

These are working animals, defined fundamentally by their usefulness to humans. While I cannot speak for other places, this seems consonant with the general American cultural perspective on animals, aside from household pets. They do have certain "rights" under the law, but that doesn't include the right not to be worked to death or put in dangerous situations, just some weak protections against direct physical abuse.

I'm sure the officers who work with the animals would get weepy talking about how much they love the animals, mind. Emotions are a funny thing, as subject to cognitive dissonance as anything else.