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Jilly_in_VA

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34. Moral of the story

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:41 PM

Feb 25

Don't call the cops because people are having a big snowball fight in the park.
That's all.

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New York City police investigating after officers were hit with snowballs during a snowball fight [View all] Jilly_in_VA Feb 25 OP

Monumental cry babies JustAnotherGen Feb 25 #1

That's what I thought Jilly_in_VA Feb 25 #2

So two of the Police Officers in my borough JustAnotherGen Feb 25 #5

They all are... lame54 Feb 25 #24

Join ice if you need to whine about snowballs. cbabe Feb 25 #3

You try to do YOUR job while being hit in the face by a barrage of snowballs Tim S Feb 25 #4

good bit WhiskeyGrinder Feb 25 #10

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

It's not like they were plainclothes, c'mon. Tim S Feb 25 #28

Stray into the middle of a massive snowball fight... GenThePerservering Feb 25 #6

not what happened. but, OK - let's make the story about what we WANT it to be stopdiggin Feb 25 #11

and OMGAWD, YOU'DA THOUGHT THEY KILLED THEM. a kennedy Feb 25 #7

Post removed Post removed Feb 25 #31

"So anyway, I started blasting." flvegan Feb 25 #8

They had a huge opportunity to do the "community outreach" that cops say they want to do, but god forbid you forget WhiskeyGrinder Feb 25 #9

they arrive, under orders to quell disturbance - and are immediately bombarded stopdiggin Feb 25 #12

Disturbance? PLEASE Jilly_in_VA Feb 25 #13

They were not "under orders to quell a disturbance." Someone called 911 "disorderly conduct in the park." They show up WhiskeyGrinder Feb 25 #14

Snowball. Fight. Try to keep up. nt GenThePerservering Feb 25 #16

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

The hypocrisy is mind blowing. yardwork Feb 25 #15

Here's a video Renew Deal Feb 25 #17

Their presence was unwarranted Jilly_in_VA Feb 25 #18

Isn't this blaming the victim? Renew Deal Feb 25 #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 Feb 25 #30

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

Wet, heavy snow packed into a ball becomes ice, which can be very injurious to whomever is the target of it. Sogo Feb 25 #19

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Really? Come on now. Jilly_in_VA Feb 25 #23

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The police forget who really runs this town SocialDemocrat61 Feb 25 #22

Snowflakes Hit By Snowballs. Sad. Dave Bowman Feb 25 #26

Having watched the video, I feel like it's possible that all involved were acting like assholes. Jedi Guy Feb 25 #29

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"Someone called the police. The police had to respond. They couldn't just ignore the call..." Jedi Guy Feb 25 #35

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

Anyone want to volunteer to be in a snowball fight, get hit and badly injured in the fight by an iceball Wonder Why Feb 25 #33

Moral of the story Jilly_in_VA Feb 25 #34

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It wasn't simple snow balls. It was packed ice and Melon Feb 25 #36

Snowflakes. Iggo Thursday #41

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