State trooper charged with animal cruelty after hitting horse

[OwnTheRide]

The whole system of justice has pro law enforcement bias, not just cops giving each other a break.

Agreed.

Excluding politically charged cases, it is highly unlikely a cop on the job would be charged with a crime without compeling evidence.

Highly unlikely, yes. Impossible? Absolutely not. Far from it.

Pointing it out doesn't deny him his due process, he still gets his day in court.

We're not talking about due process or his day in court. We're talking about the court of public opinion.

If presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law was the only standard, no one could be arrested, no one could be charged with a crime and no one could be indicted.

That sounds like a rather big logical leap. But, again, we're not talking about the courts. We're talking about personal standards. My personal standard is to have more information than was provided in that considerably sparse article. Your personal standard is to assume any cop who catches charges is automatically guilty.

One big difference between our standards is that my standard yields more accurate outcomes. Meaning, I assume guilt over an innocent less often than you do, because I withhold judgment until sufficient facts emerge.

People still have arrests on their record, even if they weren't convicted of any crime.

Though they shouldn't. Again, one can be arrested at whim.

 

[OwnTheRide]

I am not sure we are getting the full story here. Horses are very nice animals but they can also have mental issues or go rowe and kill someone.
City folks and snowflakes do not know this.

Exactly. Most of us love dogs, but sometimes they can become a threat to humans. That's the case with pretty much any animal.

I suspect soon we will get more information that suggests a bad cop as opposed to a bad horse.

 

[Tisto]

I grew up where the livestock VASTLY outnumbered the human population. Not a single time did I ever hear about horses going rogue. Can they be dangerous ? Of course they can. Any animal that size can pose a danger under the right circumstances. But is it likely that this horse was endangering someone ? No. Had that been the case, it certainly would have been reported as such. The headline would have been " Officer forced to kill a horse that was attacking an innocent child" or some shit like that.

The more likely situation is that the cop didn't have a clue how to act, and didn't want to get out of the car because he might get dirty. You can give him all the benefit of doubt you like, but I think we all know that what he did was wrong and absolutely uncalled for.

 

[Acer-m14]

"
Corporal Michael Perillo, 51, and another trooper were responding to a report of a loose horse on Route 1 in Lower Oxford Township shortly before midnight Dec. 28, 2021, the district attorney’s office said.

The report said the horse had been struck by a car and was in the shoulder of the roadway. When the troopers arrived, the horse began walking north in the southbound lane, the DA’s office said.

A trooper tried to capture the horse using a “makeshift rope” from jumper cables, authorities said, but it was unsuccessful. The horse continued to go towards an on-ramp to Route 10.

The trooper pulled onto the ramp and blocked the horse between two vehicles. But when the horse tried to escape again, Perillo bumped the animal in the leg with front bumper of the car, officials said.

The horse ran towards the patrol car where the other trooper was standing with the makeshift rope and a gun. The DA said the trooper fired five times at the horse, hitting it at least once in the rib cage."


any photos of the smashed up car ?? oh .. hit with the patrol car .. what was i thinking

jumper cables ... that may have pissed off the horse a little .. just saying ..

Pa. State Trooper Charged with Animal Cruelty After Repeatedly Hitting Horse With Car

A Pennsylvania State Police trooper has been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly ramming his patrol car into a horse multiple times, authorities announced Tuesday.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

 

[Podmonkey]

What is the backstory here? I can't fathom a reason to intentionally strike a horse with a vehicle and tghe shoot it.

Avondale is a small town about 45 miles south of Philadelphia if any of you were wondering.

 

[meketrefe]

I am not saying the officer didn't do anything wrong but to make sure we get the whole picture that, sadly, more frequently is not there due to media witch burning sensationalist tactics.
I would even question what I see myself as a witness of something.
I love animals deeply but I also love critical thinking and due fair process.
Also there is a huge difference between poor judgement, lack of experience and bad faith.

 

[meketrefe]

I grew up where the livestock VASTLY outnumbered the human population. Not a single time did I ever hear about horses going rogue. Can they be dangerous ? Of course they can. Any animal that size can pose a danger under the right circumstances. But is it likely that this horse was endangering someone ? No. Had that been the case, it certainly would have been reported as such. The headline would have been " Officer forced to kill a horse that was attacking an innocent child" or some shit like that.

The more likely situation is that the cop didn't have a clue how to act, and didn't want to get out of the car because he might get dirty. You can give him all the benefit of doubt you like, but I think we all know that what he did was wrong and absolutely uncalled for.

Me too. I am not an expert horseman but l know one thing, in life not everything is white and black...

 

[Dr. Evil]

They really needed to kill the horse? Oh would I love to dish out the punishment.

 

[repete]

Me too. I am not an expert horseman but l know one thing, in life not everything is white and black...

A horse doesn't forget getting whipped nor do they forget who did it. Treat them kindly and they will do what you want them to do.

 

[meketrefe]

A horse doesn't forget getting whipped nor do they forget who did it. Treat them kindly and they will do what you want them to do.

Not always.
According to buck thant horse had mental issues. Could be due to blood/oxigen starvation ar birth but could be something else in the brain.
No much can be done even by one of the best horseman ever.