Animal abuse laws don't apply to the car drivers?
this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2024
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they don't apply to 99% of animals on earth, certainly not cows.
To be fair, this wasn't just any driver, it was a cop. Human abuse laws wouldn't have applied either.
Animal absuse laws don't apply to the cop car driver
Not when the car drivers are pigs themselves
What could the reason for dropping charges possibly be?
"That cow scared me, I had to kill it?"
ACAB
All cows are beautiful
Duh!
Fuck that, he's a sick bastard and certainly was wrong for his actions.
On the day of the incident, the officer driving the police car deliberately ran the cow over twice — allegedly to end her attempt to escape a short life of misery on a farm. A video of the police attack circulated on social media, and it showed the escaped cow being hit once, trying to stand up and flee, and being hit a second time with her head becoming trapped under the vehicle. Surrey Police announced the driver involved had been removed from frontline duties pending the investigation, but now that he has been cleared, he will resume such duties.
A police spokesperson told the BBC, “While footage of the incident was distressing in nature, those involved in the incident acted within their duties, and the tactics adopted were both lawful and necessary to prevent harm to the public and property. As such, no further action will be taken in either the criminal investigation or the internal misconduct matter.”
The 10-month-old calf, later named Beau Lucy, survived the incident and remains at a farm with her herd. This means that she will most likely be killed in a slaughterhouse with the other cows.
wtf is going on with cops in UK, USA and Australia