Biff_Poindexter
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Pennsylvania State Trooper charged with felony animal cruelty after hitting horse with patrol vehicle
Cpl. Michael Perillo has been suspended without pay.
www.cbsnews.com
"A Pennsylvania state trooper has been charged with felony animal cruelty after hitting a loose horse with a patrol vehicle multiple times and pinning it to the pavement, where it was then euthanized, authorities said Friday. Cpl. Michael Perillo was suspended without pay after the charges were filed by the state police internal affairs division, officials announced. His bail was set at $50,000 during his arraignment Friday on two felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty and one count of animal cruelty, a misdemeanor. Perillo responded to a call to police Dec. 28 involving a horse on a highway in Chester County, west of Philadelphia. The horse was on the road's shoulder in Lower Oxford Township and had already been struck by a motorist before troopers were sent, authorities said. Perillo drove a vehicle into the horse multiple times, causing it to fall, and then pinned the horse to the road, authorities said. Another trooper then euthanized it."
How is this guy charged with multiple felonies?? First of all, the horse was loose on the road and posing a dangerous threat to multiple motorists -- it was already hit; so it was probably going to be put down anyway...this officer had a split second decision to protect his life and the life of his fellow officers -- so he hit it a few times to disorient it...like I said, they were going to put the horse down anyway...This is definitely a case of overcharging an officer to appease the animal rights nuts who think animals are supposed to be treated better than people....this is outrageous....