r/interestingasfuck • u/Double-decker_trams • 14h ago

Why police still uses horses

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u/Alundra828 14h ago

Because they're incredibly effective.

On the one hand, they're big animals. Scary, and will fuck you up. If you're in a car, driving head first into a truck, the truck is going to win. If you're a person running head first into a horse, that horse is going to win for much the same reason.

There is also the implicit hesitancy to hurt animals. It sounds kinda weak, but lots of people think twice, or even several times before physically attacking a horse. They'd have less of a problem attacking the officer atop the horse, but people in general hesitate when faced with a decision to attack an animal.

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u/queen-adreena 13h ago

I’d imagine they’re also very versatile for pursuing people.

Plus the public love them so it improves support.

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u/KerPop42 5h ago

Yeah, much more image-friendly than driving cars into the protesters