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WhiskeyGrinder

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Reply to Tim S (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:37 AM

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New York City police investigating after officers were hit with snowballs during a snowball fight [View all] Jilly_in_VA Yesterday OP

Monumental cry babies JustAnotherGen Yesterday #1

That's what I thought Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #2

So two of the Police Officers in my borough JustAnotherGen Yesterday #5

They all are... lame54 Yesterday #24

Join ice if you need to whine about snowballs. cbabe Yesterday #3

You try to do YOUR job while being hit in the face by a barrage of snowballs Tim S Yesterday #4

good bit WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #10

How should they have stopped a snowball fight without getting hit with one? AStern Yesterday #25

It's not like they were plainclothes, c'mon. Tim S Yesterday #28

Stray into the middle of a massive snowball fight... GenThePerservering Yesterday #6

not what happened. but, OK - let's make the story about what we WANT it to be stopdiggin Yesterday #11

and OMGAWD, YOU'DA THOUGHT THEY KILLED THEM. a kennedy Yesterday #7

Post removed Post removed Yesterday #31

"So anyway, I started blasting." flvegan Yesterday #8

They had a huge opportunity to do the "community outreach" that cops say they want to do, but god forbid you forget WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #9

they arrive, under orders to quell disturbance - and are immediately bombarded stopdiggin Yesterday #12

Disturbance? PLEASE Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #13

They were not "under orders to quell a disturbance." Someone called 911 "disorderly conduct in the park." They show up WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #14

Snowball. Fight. Try to keep up. nt GenThePerservering Yesterday #16

Yep. Just a fren'ly lil old snowball fight ... (with cops and squad cars surrounded and pelted) stopdiggin 16 hrs ago #38

The hypocrisy is mind blowing. yardwork Yesterday #15

Here's a video Renew Deal Yesterday #17

Their presence was unwarranted Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #18

Isn't this blaming the victim? Renew Deal Yesterday #20

If city employees don't want to be pelted with snow and ice while at work, they should just find a new job, right? MichMan Yesterday #30

and we will bend over backwards to defend - any and every manner of opposition ... (including assault ?) stopdiggin 16 hrs ago #39

Wet, heavy snow packed into a ball becomes ice, which can be very injurious to whomever is the target of it. Sogo Yesterday #19

I guess someone missed the memo titled "Don't throw things at the cops." PeaceWave Yesterday #21

Really? Come on now. Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #23

Of course, really. Throwing anything at a police officer is not a smart thing to do. PeaceWave Yesterday #27

The police forget who really runs this town SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #22

Snowflakes Hit By Snowballs. Sad. Dave Bowman Yesterday #26

Having watched the video, I feel like it's possible that all involved were acting like assholes. Jedi Guy Yesterday #29

Someone called the police. The police had to respond. They couldn't just ignore the call... PeaceWave Yesterday #32

"Someone called the police. The police had to respond. They couldn't just ignore the call..." Jedi Guy 20 hrs ago #35

solid post. solid reasoning. too bad more people here aren't practicing ... - - -(nt)- stopdiggin 16 hrs ago #40

Anyone want to volunteer to be in a snowball fight, get hit and badly injured in the fight by an iceball Wonder Why 21 hrs ago #33

Moral of the story Jilly_in_VA 20 hrs ago #34

Sure. Let's see how that works in a city of 8.5 million people. PeaceWave 19 hrs ago #37

It wasn't simple snow balls. It was packed ice and Melon 20 hrs ago #36

Snowflakes. Iggo 16 hrs ago #41

You figure calling cops "Snowflakes" gets us more votes than calling to "Defund the Police?" PeaceWave 4 hrs ago #42