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Originally Posted by Kazanne

So by that token I can throw something at a horse being ridden on the street, and claim it was the fault of the rider for riding it down the street? Someone can boot my dog and claim its my fault for taking out , IF this protest had been peaceful no horses would have got hurt.

No because the street on a normal day is not a dangerous place and you would expect the animal to be safe. When you take your dog for a walk it's (I presume) to places that you know are safe for a dog.

A motorway is not a safe place for a dog. A crowd of disgruntled people is not a safe place for a horse. I know that, YOU know that, the police know that. Are you trying to say that the police don't know that any protest can get rowdy? Are you saying they haven't been watching the news from America? Are you genuinely hand-on-heart trying to argue that the police think they're taking these animals into a safe situation when they ride them into a crowd? Honestly I just don't believe it. I don't think for a second you'd take a horse or a dog or any other animal into the middle of a crowded protest ... because you know it's not a safe place for them ... even if they don't get hurt it's clearly a distressing environment. Why are you making excuses? Animal advocacy is an admirable trait and even when I don't 100% agree with you, your absolute best posts on this site are when you're advocating for animal rights. Why are you letting your impulse to defend the authorities lessen that on this occasion?