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Jilly_in_VA

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18. Their presence was unwarranted
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:08 PM
14 hrs ago

and the guys were shoing them how much it was. If they hadn't been there in the first place, none of this would have happened.

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Monumental cry babies JustAnotherGen 17 hrs ago #1
That's what I thought Jilly_in_VA 17 hrs ago #2
So two of the Police Officers in my borough JustAnotherGen 17 hrs ago #5
They all are... lame54 12 hrs ago #24
Join ice if you need to whine about snowballs. cbabe 17 hrs ago #3
You try to do YOUR job while being hit in the face by a barrage of snowballs Tim S 17 hrs ago #4
good bit WhiskeyGrinder 16 hrs ago #10
How should they have stopped a snowball fight without getting hit with one? AStern 12 hrs ago #25
It's not like they were plainclothes, c'mon. Tim S 12 hrs ago #28
Stray into the middle of a massive snowball fight... GenThePerservering 17 hrs ago #6
not what happened. but, OK - let's make the story about what we WANT it to be stopdiggin 16 hrs ago #11
and OMGAWD, YOU'DA THOUGHT THEY KILLED THEM. a kennedy 16 hrs ago #7
Post removed Post removed 12 hrs ago #31
"So anyway, I started blasting." flvegan 16 hrs ago #8
They had a huge opportunity to do the "community outreach" that cops say they want to do, but god forbid you forget WhiskeyGrinder 16 hrs ago #9
they arrive, under orders to quell disturbance - and are immediately bombarded stopdiggin 16 hrs ago #12
Disturbance? PLEASE Jilly_in_VA 16 hrs ago #13
They were not "under orders to quell a disturbance." Someone called 911 "disorderly conduct in the park." They show up WhiskeyGrinder 15 hrs ago #14
Snowball. Fight. Try to keep up. nt GenThePerservering 14 hrs ago #16
Yep. Just a fren'ly lil old snowball fight ... (with cops and squad cars surrounded and pelted) stopdiggin 3 hrs ago #38
The hypocrisy is mind blowing. yardwork 15 hrs ago #15
Here's a video Renew Deal 14 hrs ago #17
Their presence was unwarranted Jilly_in_VA 14 hrs ago #18
Isn't this blaming the victim? Renew Deal 13 hrs ago #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 12 hrs ago #30
and we will bend over backwards to defend - any and every manner of opposition ... (including assault ?) stopdiggin 3 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 14 hrs ago #19
I guess someone missed the memo titled "Don't throw things at the cops." PeaceWave 13 hrs ago #21
Really? Come on now. Jilly_in_VA 12 hrs ago #23
Of course, really. Throwing anything at a police officer is not a smart thing to do. PeaceWave 12 hrs ago #27
The police forget who really runs this town SocialDemocrat61 13 hrs ago #22
Snowflakes Hit By Snowballs. Sad. Dave Bowman 12 hrs ago #26
Having watched the video, I feel like it's possible that all involved were acting like assholes. Jedi Guy 12 hrs ago #29
Someone called the police. The police had to respond. They couldn't just ignore the call... PeaceWave 11 hrs ago #32
"Someone called the police. The police had to respond. They couldn't just ignore the call..." Jedi Guy 7 hrs ago #35
solid post. solid reasoning. too bad more people here aren't practicing ... - - -(nt)- stopdiggin 3 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 8 hrs ago #33
Moral of the story Jilly_in_VA 7 hrs ago #34
Sure. Let's see how that works in a city of 8.5 million people. PeaceWave 7 hrs ago #37
It wasn't simple snow balls. It was packed ice and Melon 7 hrs ago #36
Snowflakes. Iggo 3 hrs ago #41
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