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Dave Bowman

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26. Snowflakes Hit By Snowballs. Sad.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 03:44 PM

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New York City police investigating after officers were hit with snowballs during a snowball fight [View all] Jilly_in_VA 10 hrs ago OP

Monumental cry babies JustAnotherGen 10 hrs ago #1

That's what I thought Jilly_in_VA 10 hrs ago #2

So two of the Police Officers in my borough JustAnotherGen 9 hrs ago #5

They all are... lame54 5 hrs ago #24

Join ice if you need to whine about snowballs. cbabe 10 hrs ago #3

You try to do YOUR job while being hit in the face by a barrage of snowballs Tim S 10 hrs ago #4

good bit WhiskeyGrinder 9 hrs ago #10

How should they have stopped a snowball fight without getting hit with one? AStern 5 hrs ago #25

It's not like they were plainclothes, c'mon. Tim S 5 hrs ago #28

Stray into the middle of a massive snowball fight... GenThePerservering 9 hrs ago #6

not what happened. but, OK - let's make the story about what we WANT it to be stopdiggin 9 hrs ago #11

and OMGAWD, YOU'DA THOUGHT THEY KILLED THEM. a kennedy 9 hrs ago #7

Karma would have it that Mamdani would find himself as the target someday while dozens pelted him with snow and ice. MichMan 5 hrs ago #31

"So anyway, I started blasting." flvegan 9 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 9 hrs ago #9

they arrive, under orders to quell disturbance - and are immediately bombarded stopdiggin 9 hrs ago #12

Disturbance? PLEASE Jilly_in_VA 8 hrs ago #13

They were not "under orders to quell a disturbance." Someone called 911 "disorderly conduct in the park." They show up WhiskeyGrinder 8 hrs ago #14

Snowball. Fight. Try to keep up. nt GenThePerservering 7 hrs ago #16

The hypocrisy is mind blowing. yardwork 8 hrs ago #15

Here's a video Renew Deal 7 hrs ago #17

Their presence was unwarranted Jilly_in_VA 7 hrs ago #18

Isn't this blaming the victim? Renew Deal 6 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 5 hrs ago #30

Wet, heavy snow packed into a ball becomes ice, which can be very injurious to whomever is the target of it. Sogo 6 hrs ago #19

I guess someone missed the memo titled "Don't throw things at the cops." PeaceWave 6 hrs ago #21

Really? Come on now. Jilly_in_VA 5 hrs ago #23

Of course, really. Throwing anything at a police officer is not a smart thing to do. PeaceWave 5 hrs ago #27

The police forget who really runs this town SocialDemocrat61 6 hrs ago #22

Snowflakes Hit By Snowballs. Sad. Dave Bowman 5 hrs ago #26

Having watched the video, I feel like it's possible that all involved were acting like assholes. Jedi Guy 5 hrs ago #29

Someone called the police. The police had to respond. They couldn't just ignore the call... PeaceWave 4 hrs ago #32

"Someone called the police. The police had to respond. They couldn't just ignore the call..." Jedi Guy 31 min ago #35

Anyone want to volunteer to be in a snowball fight, get hit and badly injured in the fight by an iceball Wonder Why 1 hr ago #33

Moral of the story Jilly_in_VA 36 min ago #34

It wasn't simple snow balls. It was packed ice and Melon 29 min ago #36