Posted on 12/06/2022 12:01:32 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man is facing charges after police said he assaulted a police horse.
St. Petersburg Police said Alisha Lalani, 27, walked up to them while they were on duty on Saturday and used an open hand to slap the rear of the animal.
According to a arrest report, the horses were wearing police insignia and flashing blue lights when Lalani approached them.
Police said Lalani told them he didn’t know he was not allowed to hit the horses.
Lalani was arrested and faces a charge of battery on a police horse.
Sexual harassment no doubt.....
Lalani was arrested and faces a charge of battery on a police horse.
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Maybe he thought it was police whores.
Picture at the website suggests that Alisha is not a Heritage American. More likely “refugee” from the middle east.
What a maroon!
He’s lucky the horse didn’t kick the crap out of him...............
That can be dangerous for all three.
At least he didn’t end like Lieutanant Harris from the Police Academy movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIASYqV_Xds
A more likely story is that the guy put his hand on the horse so the horse knew he was there and would not kick him.
I always do this. Being kicked hurts.
For petty crimes, police operate straight from the manual. The bigger the crimes, the looser they play. Completely back-asswards.
“ Picture at the website suggests that Alisha is not a Heritage American. More likely “refugee” from the middle east.”
The (not)Florida man needs to be deported.
And if, ‘The Slapper’ had been kicked by the horse and injured, he’d have sued the City for Millions, been awarded twice as much, and the fine Taxpayers of said City would pick up the tab!
Madness!
He’s lucky the horse didn’t haul off and kick him in the face for that.
And it would have served him right.
Never mess with an animal. They have too many ways of getting back.
I never heard of “horse butt” before. Pork butt, yes, but I’m not sure “butt” is a proper equine anatomical word.
Plenty of times when I'm mucking a stall or tacking up, I'll slap my horse on the hindquarters to get him to move over. Their skin is quite thick and it certainly does not hurt them. No big deal and it's a language horses understand.
Now if this fellow came running and wound up and hit the horse with full force . . . that's another story. Also a good way to get kicked into the middle of next week.
I know you should never approach a horse from behind. Horses are skittish animals and any movement they can't see, especially from behind is something they perceive as a threat and they'll lash out.
Around a strange horse, I absolutely agree not to approach from the rear unless you must (e.g. haltering in a standing stall).
But my old racing-bred T'bred was absolutely bombproof. We loaned her to the Special Olympics, and she was good as gold. Around the barn she'd have three kids painting her hooves with Hoofflex, two brushing her sides, one brushing her tail, two braiding her mane, and two feeding her peppermints (all under alert adult supervision of course, and NO Running In The Barn). Never so much as a startle - she was a good, good girl. RIP Full of Grace "Gracie".
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