Horseback Punishment
By BARBARA SIMPSON If you saw the photographs in the news from last September, you will not forget them. Bold pictures of Border Patrol agents, on horseback, using reins to control their horses, and surrounded by Haitian aliens who were trying to get into this country illegally.The agents were doing their duty — attempting to prevent the intrusion into the United States.The problem with the pictures is that when the media and the politicians saw them, they jumped to the conclusion that the Border Patrol Agents were beating the aliens with whips.For anyone with no background in how you handle horses, it could be a natural conclusion. The only problem was — it was wrong!The agents weren’t beating the aliens…Continue Reading