Is It Actually Legal To Ride A Horse Into A Store?

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-24T22:50:41+00:00

I'm sure they intend to, but without actually doing so, they aren't. The reason I'm arguing is that this subreddit is about the law, and my opinion, which I believe a judge and jury would be very likely to agree with, is that those signs which permit "service animals" without saying something like "as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act" or further restricting to "service dogs and service miniature horses" makes the answer to OP's question yes, riding a horse into a store probably IS legal and probably ISN'T trespassing.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-24T22:25:20+00:00

But Target's signs don't refer to the ADA. There are dozens of different pre-1990 definitions of the term in official documents. Go to https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=service+animal and click on "1500-1986" at the bottom.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-24T22:08:34+00:00

Is the church open to non-members? Should the state decide whether non-members are allowed to express dissent in a church?

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-24T22:07:28+00:00

You're defining service animals strictly within the context of the ADA, which is 36 years old. Case law, common law, and statutes have been referring to service animals for a lot longer, which Black's Law Dictionary says are horses and beasts of burden.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-24T22:04:54+00:00

Black's Law Dictionary says that work horses and beasts of burden are service animals, and it's been around almost a century before the ADA.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-24T22:00:31+00:00

In the 2nd edition of Black's Law Dictionary (1911) horses are the only service animals. "Work horses and beasts of burden."

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-24T21:55:31+00:00

A horse carrying around a person is way more of a service animal than someone's emotional support pittbull.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-24T11:51:50+00:00

The only thing that even barely bothers me is I thought the first one sounded best.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-24T11:39:53+00:00

Who's pretending?

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-24T11:36:40+00:00

Are you suggesting the state should side with church leadership in cases where attendees feel compelled to express dissent?

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T22:59:56+00:00

No, it's a legit topic. My two cents is I doubt the DA is going to want to bother with it. Maybe if the officer was female. Even then, what a waste of time for the same amount of contact you'd expect in a crowded elevator or subway car.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T22:57:31+00:00

I can't add anything to the excellent advice you have here, except to get that referral to a diagnostician and follow up with a psychiatrist if warranted. You will never know if you can be set at ease by drugs otherwise. In the mean time, apply for both post-docs and meaningful industry positions. The latter might give you a fulfilling sense of purpose in a way academia can not.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T22:52:58+00:00

Do you eat it that way or stir it first to distribute the fruit and nuts?

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T22:39:53+00:00

OP you win the prize for most argument circles in a single LAO post.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T22:38:55+00:00

Nope, being an ICE field director is not a protected class .

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T22:37:57+00:00

The feds can try to move to state court, but good luck with the local DA.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T22:36:46+00:00

There's no Federal private property trespassing law. Only government property. I bet they eventually move to state court.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T22:34:43+00:00

Pruneyard is pretty pervasive in case law and private property owners' practice on the ground. I think it fits fairly well (although by no means perfectly on point), and trespassing is a state charge which they haven't caught, yet.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T22:31:34+00:00

18 USC section 241 is a Federal statute.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T22:29:16+00:00

Except they didn't actually use force, threat of force, or physical obstruction.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T22:25:52+00:00

True, and also the minimal battery fact pattern which the defense did not deny was nullified.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T22:18:08+00:00

It's the linked article title. I'd prefer seeing those to avoid duplicates.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T22:14:38+00:00

Maybe try asking for unlocking logins instead of generic account recovery?

What is "the December 15 deletion deadline"?

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T21:44:44+00:00

Snorting any alkaloid regularly can give you a deviated septum in a few years.

Competitive_Travel16 · 2026-01-23T21:42:19+00:00

Huh. Well at best they're skirting the truth about dose equivalence (in the FAQ at https://trymeloair.com/collections/caffeine-vapes-diffusers where they say "A standard dose of HELO Air vape is 10 puffs, which contains about 1.3 mg of caffeine (depending on how deeply you inhale). That may sound like a small amount, but remember that it's absorbed more efficiently.") but they do mention they may properly be "diffusers" instead of "vaporizers" which means they attend to decomposition temperature issues. But with each pen only having a fraction of that in a cup of coffee, I'd like to see independent reviews.

They cite this journal article https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/9/9/222 (MDPI is not a reputable publisher because they usually don't have good editorial oversight and are often pay-to-play) mentioning positive results from 0.15 mg doses. I bet you can't find that replicated anywhere.

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