You can throw a loosely packed snowball in a fun way and you can throw a compressed af snowball with intent to cause harm.
Show me the video because without evidence this could be anywhere from "stupid cop with stupid hurt feefees" to "Bruh you nailed a cop with a 88mph fastball for funsies, the fuck did you think was gonna happen?"
And I wouldn't take the fact that the cops went to the hospital as evidence of anything, that is very by the book whenever NYPD wants to claim assault on an officer.
Is there any real proof, or is this just their word? Because the cops are big babies and shouldn't be trusted after they got a bunch of bad press. I can easily see them lying after the fact to save face.
I read the article. The only thing they stated was a "bruised eye and headache". Yeah if you get smacked in the eye with a snowball, it could do that. Doesn't need a rock inside...
26 Comments
BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz · 75 pts · 202d
If ONLY he had RAPED CHILDREN instead of Throwing a Ball of Snow he'd be a Free Man Right now!
Delphia@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 202d
This one doesnt rate for me.
You can throw a loosely packed snowball in a fun way and you can throw a compressed af snowball with intent to cause harm.
Show me the video because without evidence this could be anywhere from "stupid cop with stupid hurt feefees" to "Bruh you nailed a cop with a 88mph fastball for funsies, the fuck did you think was gonna happen?"
yermaw@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 202d
I strongly suspect hurt feefees but you're absolutely right.
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 201d
I've not heard of a single injured cop, so your suggestion here does not hold water.
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 202d
The New York Pussy Department strikes again!
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 202d
Did he put a rock in the snowball? Everyone knows that's against snowball fight rules... straight to jail!
Godric@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 202d
Did they put a rock in it, or just pack it well? Fucking loosers will never know, but they clearly shall assume!
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 201d
I don't know... I'm just joshing around.
Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works · -39 pts · 202d
From what I heard, this "snowball" was more rock than snow.
EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world · 54 pts · 202d
If we didn’t see the guy throw a sandwich they would have called it assault with a projectile weapon. Where did you hear there was rock(s) in it?
baronofclubs@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 202d
The sandwich probably had a few rocks in it. Tiny sodium chloride rocks.
EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 201d
Same way a snowball is a ‘ball of ice’ if you don’t bother to note the type of ice.
Deceptichum@quokk.au · 46 pts · 202d
Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works · -13 pts · 202d
https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-arrests-man-in-washington-square-park-snowball-fight
That's the news article.
Deceptichum@quokk.au · 19 pts · 202d
Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 202d
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net · 17 pts · 202d
So yeah, zero mention of rocks.
And I wouldn't take the fact that the cops went to the hospital as evidence of anything, that is very by the book whenever NYPD wants to claim assault on an officer.
Passerby6497@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 202d
Is there any real proof, or is this just their word? Because the cops are big babies and shouldn't be trusted after they got a bunch of bad press. I can easily see them lying after the fact to save face.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 202d
Never trust a cop at their word. Video or fuck outta here.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 202d
can't wait for a cop to submit AI video as evidence, and depending on the judge, it'll be accepted as evidence
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 202d
NYPD all wear cameras, they can present it as evidence if they want to be taken seriously.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 202d
yet they are always off, or malfunctioning...
Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works · -13 pts · 202d
https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-arrests-man-in-washington-square-park-snowball-fight
This is the news story, I'm very sceptical that just snow would do that.
Passerby6497@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 202d
Would do what? Make the cops act like big fucking babies because people hate them?
LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 202d
I read the article. The only thing they stated was a "bruised eye and headache". Yeah if you get smacked in the eye with a snowball, it could do that. Doesn't need a rock inside...
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 202d
If this were the case, the goon squad would have showed up.
athatet@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 202d
No you didn’t.
saltesc@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 202d
Well I heard herrings were involved.
TheGoldenV@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 202d
lol they looked pretty reckless. Got any evidence of your claim? Not that I’d doubt you of course…