I see what you did there.
Err... I mean't to say 2010!
This was what I was referring to though:
Police Horses - why?
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Err... I mean't to say 2010!
This was what I was referring to though:
Soldato
Soldato
It's mostly straw!!!
ever seen a mounted officer during a riot/football match/civil disturbance?
many people will stand their ground against a guy, fewer will stand against a guy with a stick and a shield, but no ****er stands against 2,000lb of horse running at them.
Man of Honour
Like has been said, they're primary used in public order situations but tbh I wouldn't mess with any animal employed by the police.
Soldato
They're always deployed at the big football matches I've been to.
Incredibly intimidating and also command respect. There's also symbolism that the officer is higher up than you etc.
Nottinghamshire is ditching its mounted division though, which is a big shame.
Incredibly intimidating and also command respect. There's also symbolism that the officer is higher up than you etc.
Nottinghamshire is ditching its mounted division though, which is a big shame.
Yep, whereas dog crap is mostly crayons, car keys, kid's toys, shoes...
Soldato
One of the things I was told about the 1926 General strike was that the strikers got their kids to throw marbles in front of the Police Horses when they were about to be charged by them. Apparently it causes the horse slip over. I'm not sure if it is true though.
Soldato
That is the whole point of it. If you are about to be charged by Mounted Police then anything you can do to stop them is going to be good tactic.
What I meant by I'm not sure if it is true was did the strikers actually do it, or was it just made up after the event and has since entered the mythology surrounding the strike.
Soldato
It's great to see a horse discussion that isn't related to that 'Friendship Is Magic' that seems to be all over the net these days.
Man of Honour
One of the funniest things I ever saw was at the old Victoria Ground when Stoke were playing Wolves and they really hated them back then.
At the end of the match the horses were called in and some bright Stoke hooligan had obviously seen Blazing Saddles and decided to run up to a police horse and punch it to the ground.
The horse acted as though a fly had landed on it but the idiot had hit it so hard that Paramedics were called and it was in The Sentinel that he'd smashed his hands to bits and done other major damage to his arm and shoulders
At the end of the match the horses were called in and some bright Stoke hooligan had obviously seen Blazing Saddles and decided to run up to a police horse and punch it to the ground.
The horse acted as though a fly had landed on it but the idiot had hit it so hard that Paramedics were called and it was in The Sentinel that he'd smashed his hands to bits and done other major damage to his arm and shoulders
One of the funniest things I ever saw was at the old Victoria Ground when Stoke were playing Wolves and they really hated them back then.
At the end of the match the horses were called in and some bright Stoke hooligan had obviously seen Blazing Saddles and decided to run up to a police horse and punch it to the ground.
The horse acted as though a fly had landed on it but the idiot had hit it so hard that Paramedics were called and it was in The Sentinel that he'd smashed his hands to bits and done other major damage to his arm and shoulders
Should have grabbed his winky.
Man of Honour
They come into their own in public order incidents as people tend to scatter when faced with a ton of meat running at them.
Err... I mean't to say 2010!
This was what I was referring to though:
That must've been an amazing feeling, riding down those smelly scummy students on a horse.
Ahhh come on, why the long face?
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Caporegime
Imagine a horse but with grenade launchers for ears and lazers shooting from its eyes. Its tail, of course, doubles up as a cannon.
That's the kind of police force I want to see on our streets.
That's the kind of police force I want to see on our streets.
Soldato
Err... I mean't to say 2010!
This was what I was referring to though:
****ing scumbags throwing objects at the horses, the mounted police should've been given authorisation to start using batons as soon as the missles were thrown at them.
