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D.C. Detective Pulls Gun At Snowball Fight

Posted by samzenpus on from the bringing-a-pistol-to-a-snow-fight dept.

langelgjm writes "The Washington Post reports that during Saturday's record-breaking snowfall, hundreds of twenty- and thirty-somethings gathered in a mostly-empty area of the city and proceeded to have an enormous snowball fight. Things were all fun and games until a D.C. detective in plainclothes stopped in the middle of the fight, leaving his Hummer and confronting the crowd with his gun drawn. At first, D.C. police denied the claims, but the incident was caught on tape. The detective is currently on desk duty pending an investigation."

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  1. Re:Both were at fault by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    "The detective is currently on desk duty pending an investigation." It was caught on tape. This detective is obviously a psycho and should be locked away, not taking it easy sitting at a desk getting paid...

  2. Re:Both were at fault by Sets_Chaos · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes. But, he was "more" wrong. You can't tell me that just because someone throws a snowball is grounds to pull a gun. Period. He was just trying to show them he has a bigger barrel than them. It was his "trump card". And that's just pathetic.