Horse Cop!
I love police horses. I don't really know why - I would be scared to get too close to one. But I saw this one today in my neighborhood so I snapped the best darn picture the camera phone would take from across the street. Um, can you even see the horse?When I was about 8, my friend Suzi's mom got pulled over by a cop on a horse for making an illegal left turn. I said, "What? You were in a car! Why didn't you just drive away? You could go faster than the horse!"
And then I got a lecture on how we respect authority, whether they are on horseback or not.
I will remember this if I ever get pulled over by a cop on a horse. Promise.
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i think a cop on a horse conveys a positive sense of authority and a cop in a regular police car could easily just spell trouble.
I can see the horse! I had not idea there were still horse cops...
What is the purpose of them anyways?
well, in New Orleans, they use horses during Mardi Gras. I think it helps with crowd control - the cop is up higher so can see over a large crowd, and also, people (esp. city people) tend to be a bit scared of the big animal and will stay out of its way.
in Washington, I know they use them in Rock Creek Park, which is one of the largest urban parks in the country. In my neighborhood I also sometimes see them patroling the streets - I think the police force likes them because it forces the officers to go more slowly than a car and really pay attention to what's going on. We also have cops on foot, bike, and segway!
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We have one police horse cop where I live, I think it is just because there is a person who grew up loving horses and wanted to be a cop, they mostly just go visit the schools and wow the kids. In cities I think they have horse police because they can go places that cars can not in urban areas...they had them in St. Louis, though only in the downtown area...
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