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33. Anyone want to volunteer to be in a snowball fight, get hit and badly injured in the fight by an iceball

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:30 PM

21 hrs ago

then say "Go home, officers. Your help is not needed". I'm amazed at some of the cruel comments here about officers. Save that for ICE who spray and beat the innocent just because.

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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