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Posted on 09/18/2019 7:55:09 PM PDT by RightGeek
Police in Ohio had a curious encounter with two Amish men over the weekend, pulling over their buggy to discover it had been rigged with a massive stereo system.
Deputies stopped the buggy around 1 a.m. Sunday and found a 12-pack of Michelob Ultra on top of the vehicle with several open bottles inside, according to WKBN. The men-- who come from a community which largely shuns alcohol and modern technology-- bailed out of the buggy so fast that the horse continued pulling the empty coach down the road.
"I`ve never operated an Amish buggy with a horse, but I`m told that the horse will know the way home regardless of [whether] the operator is awake or even in the buggy, and that horse went a little further down the road and onto an oil/gas well road and stopped," Trumbull County Chief Deputy Joe Dragovich told Fox 8.
Deputies then towed the buggy and found someone to take care of the horse until the owners come forward.
In a rite of passage known as Rumspringa, young members of the Amish community are allowed to experiment with the influences of the outside world, but DUI laws still apply. "Unfortunately, they`re not licensed as far as the buggy goes, but it is a vehicle, it`s on the roadway and the OVI laws do apply. You`re not allowed to drink and drive or operate a buggy," Dragovich said.
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If hes going to skijor then he should get a dog. He can stay safer and check his trapline along the way.
Ohio Ping
Well, they don’t have as much experience with the world as the rest of us do. One of their “English” friends needs to help them with this.
My wife and I call it wilding.
A car battery, which they will have recharged at a local gas station, or perhaps even with the generator on the farm.
The rules vary widely from church district to church district.
I wish they’d vote. Surely they’d vote republican. We could really use their votes in Pennsylvania, Ohio and other states. I think Virginia has some.
Oh good. I for some reason thought they didn’t. I’m so happy to get your post.
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