A Queen’s University student learned the hard way that it’s never a good idea to disrespect law enforcement, especially when that “officer” is a majestic horse with a powerful kick. The student, whose identity is unknown, decided to take a swipe at a police horse and was served a dose of karma that was all caught on camera.
In the now-viral video, the unnamed blonde girl ran towards two mounted police officers in the middle of the road. With cameras rolling, the wannabe badass student bolted towards the police horse, much to the amusement of her friends. But, her chuckles would quickly turn to gasps after her hand made contact with the horse’s rear end as she smacked its hindquarters. She turned to run away, but she didn’t get far.
Receiving her comeuppance, the woman suffers a blow to her own backside as the police horse kicks her with its powerful hind legs. She’s sent sprawling face-first onto the road as onlookers gasp. A pal quickly comes running to her rescue, but it’s too late.
The incident was one of a slew of horse-slapping incidents in the area. The Kingston Police Department announced on Twitter, “Disappointing news from #QueensHomecoming. Our new horse, Murney, was slapped 3X tonight. No injuries. 2 men & 1 woman charged criminally.”
Although the officer riding Murney explained that the horse “kept her restraint” despite being “startled by slaps” and still being in training, the student suffered from her actions. Not only is she now notorious on the internet, but she might have also found herself in legal trouble as well.
A female student at Queen’s is being charged along with two men, who also slapped a police horse, for injuring a law enforcement animal, which is a new addition to the Criminal Code. If found guilty, the maximum penalty of that law could carry five years in prison. The trio could have also received individual financial penalties of up to $10,000 each since the three accused were going to be charged with Injury to an Animal. But, they might have gotten off easy.
“What will happen with all three accused, in this case the two men and the 18-year-old female, is that charge will be withdrawn and we will be going with the charges of mischief and obstruct police by interfering with a lawful execution of their duty,” Steve Koopman, a constable with the Kingston Police Department, later said. However, that doesn’t mean they got away scot-free.
Although the original charges were dropped and new ones were made, Koopman explained that the three accused could still receive any combination of jail time and fines, as well as potential probation. “There is the potential that they could be found guilty and technically have a criminal record,” Koopman said.
The student, who thought she’d be known as the brazen babe who dared to take a shot at a police officer’s horse, is now the coward who picked on an innocent animal and paid the humiliating price. Her dose of karma was actually quite mild compared to what it could have been. But, the incident serves as a reminder that we should always show respect to law enforcement, whether human or animal. Sometimes, we get exactly what we asked for but not in the way we had hoped.
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Sources: Taphaps, Global News