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[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 hour ago

Wish they'd have spent a fraction of this much time, money, and energy looking for the person/people who burglarized my neighbor's home. Would love to see a time when actual serious crimes against working class people are taken more seriously than a snowball fight.

[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

People should be laughing at them. The reporters should be laughing at them, the lawyers should be laughing at them, the judge should laugh at them. They are such a joke.

[–] Ryoae@piefed.social 3 points 1 hour ago

Man, police need a spine.

"AAGHGHHH! SNOW!! STUFF THAT EASILY MELTS INTO WATER AND GETS A STAIN ON MUH UNIFORM! AAAAGGGHGLG!!"

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 19 points 4 hours ago

The news is just desperate to not have to report on all the ass Mamdani is kicking.

[–] db_null@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 hours ago

I recommend rocks next year

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 18 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Fun fact, Americas revolution kicked off with a snowball fight.

The Boston Massacre

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 7 hours ago

They went to hospital?!

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

About time they receive worse no ?

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 11 points 6 hours ago

"Respect my authoritehhh"

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago
[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 34 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

🤣 When I first saw this story headline (not this post) I thought the cops had snowballs thrown at them, not that they went to a snowball fight and got snowballs thrown at them 🤣

[–] baronvonj@piefed.social 88 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

What a bunch of snowflakes.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 24 points 11 hours ago

“When you compress a bunch of snow flakes, into like, a weapon, and you toss it at cops…. That can hurt our pride! And it’s practically lethal force!”

-that douche.

[–] n4ch1sm0@piefed.social 40 points 12 hours ago

Fucking pussy ass pigs

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 162 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

.... shit like this is why ACAB is a thing.

You go to an organized snowball fight, you should expect to have snowballs tossed at you. especially if you engage in a way that makes it seem like you're part of the festivity.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 55 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Right???

They could have joined in, threw snowballs at some kids, and nobody would complain. They're snowballs. As long as they're not grey, brown, or yellow, there's no issue. You'd think the cops would LOVE this game! It's the one time where whites only is an accepted rule! (The snowballs, not the people).

Instead, you have a bunch of cops crying that they had snowballs thrown at them.

The fuck???

If these guys are going to be babies about snowballs, I don't want them protecting the streets! Imagine if there were an actual dangerous situation! What if there were a building with a gunman shooting kids in a school with a gun? Would they just stand back and not engage?

footage of Uvalde plays

.........god dammit. These police today are pussies!

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 24 points 12 hours ago

And they'd get extra copaganda out of it! Look, we're just fun loving guys playing with kids!

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Just a quick question....

what's with all the hate for lemon-flavored snow cones?!

[–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 26 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Picture this, you pock up some yellow snow anticipating a delicious savoury and fulfilling mouthfull of piss and instead you get fucking lemon.

[–] msage@programming.dev 3 points 2 hours ago

You had me in the first half, you precious funny human!

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

They mistakingly thought cops were humans, whoops.

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 hours ago

Bastards are still human.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 128 points 14 hours ago

Wait… I was thinking it was two cops on patrol who got pelted as their beat took them through the fight.

There were at least seven, and they inserted themselves directly into the fray. This was premeditated.

I hope there’s an inquiry into why the department decided to do something reckless that supposedly endangered their officers.

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 21 points 11 hours ago

I’m just shocked that nobody got shot.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 16 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Imagine going through life so on edge that errand snowball fucks up your ~~day~~ ~~week~~ going on a months now!

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 13 hours ago

Pigs are fucking loser cowards

[–] Shirasho@lemmings.world 43 points 14 hours ago

So it is fine when they throw snowballs at each other but when they throw snowballs at the police then it suddenly becomes dangerous. These are definitely not the country's finest if they are scared of a snowball, especially if they know their actions make people want to pelt them with rocks.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 28 points 14 hours ago

The ONLY way to Stop a Snowball is a Good Guy with a Gun!

-Pigs!

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 17 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Can’t wait to see these cases bounced by the grand jury the same way as the one against the guy who threw a sub at an ICE agent.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago

Turns out you can’t actually indict a ham sandwich.

[–] Numinous_Ylem@lemmy.world 15 points 13 hours ago

Pretty fucking weak you guys. NYPD looking even more pathetic than usual...

[–] RaoulDuke85@piefed.social 13 points 14 hours ago

Should have been yellow snowballs.