Posted on 11/16/2016 11:08:19 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
A Texas woman described as a Black Lives Matter supporter stands accused of punching a Houston police horse during an anti-Trump protest last week.
Shere Dore, 40, has been charged with interference with a police service animal, according to information obtained by Breitbart Texas from court records held by the Harris County District Clerk. The offense is a State Jail Felony punishable by incarceration of up to two years and not less than 180 days behind bars. If convicted, Dore could also be fined up to $10,000.
A complaint filed by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office obtained by Breitbart Texas states that Dore recklessly struck a police horse in a manner likely to injure the animal with her hand. At the time, a mounted police officer on a police service horse named “Astro” were attempting to move Dore and other protesters out of the street where they were allegedly blocking traffic and back onto the sidewalk.
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In most states, punching or harming a police animal is like punching or harming a police officer and those punishments are not light
Apparently the horse retorted that Dore “hits like a girl.”
She’s lucky.Horses will strike with their front hooves.It’s like getting hit with a sledge hammer.
“Mongo sorry!”
Obviously not a PETA member.
In FL that is battery on a law enforcement officer.
Bet this won;t be on the CNN/’s of this country tonight.
Good luck with that.
you beat me to the “punch”
horses can prosecute their assailants themselves quite effectively with a hoof or a nip.
Nah, not most of the time. Most shy away first. Has to be either cornered or one ornery horse to immediately lash out (especially front - it’s not as easy as bucking).
But this brings to mind - why don’t police horses get training like dressage for just these types of scenarios?
Oh, I know, the police will get in trouble for using a 1500-lb animal like that.
“Horses will strike with their front hooves.” I didn’t know that. I suppose the horse would just bend on front knee and swing it out at the target. Even that slight movement could snap a shin bone of an ill mannered human!
In a world of poetic justice, the “Injured Party”, meaning the horse she hit, would be able to return the favor and hit her back in a controlled environment.
Off Topic: Elephants are well known to become crabby and strike out.
Six months in jail sounds about right. Two years might be better.
We have 3 quarterhorses out of the same sire,who was the strike king.They’re all good natured horses but they will strike if provoked.
I’ve been kicked by a horse. Makes it hard to be all warm and fuzzy about them.
What happened there?
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