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[–] deadtom@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ah the naivete. Make sure you don't fall off that high horse you're liable to hurt yourself.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sure if they fell and are injured they were breaking horse riding law.

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's what the police report says anyway. The bodycams had a rather peculiarly timed malfunction during the event. But hey, the two policemen involved investigated each other and decided that it wasn't them, so it's all good... Foolish rider injured himself by not holding onto the saddle more. Funny how all the injuries are police baton shaped. That seems to happen a lot. I wonder if there is any law of nature that gives them that shape all by itself.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Well, yeah, you're gonna get a police baton-shaped injury when you're riding your horse illegally and fall off the horse right onto the police baton.

[–] pm_me_your_quackers@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

90% of the time it's either a bot, or the suspect in a Criminal Minds episode.

[–] tygerprints@kbin.social -4 points 1 year ago

Yes there's nothing more naive than these deadbrained peaheads who think police are their enemy or just there to mistreat people. That's not mere naivete, it's sheer stupidity and lack of good upbringing.