Comment on Finally, taxpayer dollars put to a good use

Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  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?

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  • baronofclubs@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The sandwich probably had a few rocks in it. Tiny sodium chloride rocks.

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    • EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Same way a snowball is a ‘ball of ice’ if you don’t bother to note the type of ice.

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• Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  From what I heard, this “snowball” was 100% the softest most fluffiest family loving snow.

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  • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    gothamist.com/…/nypd-arrests-man-in-washington-sq…

    That’s the news article.

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    • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Zero mention of rocks, only “snow and ice”

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      • Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I guess snow and ice leaves a lasting emotional scar like mustard does. Sandwiches and snowballs scar you for life.

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    • infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      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.

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• Passerby6497@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  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.

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  • thermal_shock@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Never trust a cop at their word. Video or fuck outta here.

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    • IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      can’t wait for a cop to submit AI video as evidence, and depending on the judge, it’ll be accepted as evidence

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      • infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        NYPD all wear cameras, they cant present it as evidence if they want to be taken seriously.

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  • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    gothamist.com/…/nypd-arrests-man-in-washington-sq…

    This is the news story, I’m very sceptical that just snow would do that.

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    • Passerby6497@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Would do what? Make the cops act like big fucking babies because people hate them?

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    • LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      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…

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• athatet@lemmy.zip ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  No you didn’t.

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• CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  If this were the case, the goon squad would have showed up.

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• saltesc@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Well I heard herrings were involved.

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• TheGoldenV@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  lol they looked pretty reckless. Got any evidence of your claim? Not that I’d doubt you of course…

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