Organized snowball fight where Washington D.C.
police detective drew his gun in anger. AP Photo
A veteran police detective driving his Hummer was hit with snowballs during an organized snowball fight in Washington DC. He then jumped out of his Hummer with a gun drawn. People panicked and ran when they saw the gun. When the police arrived, and it was discovered that he was an undercover cop, the crowd demanded to know his name.
Washington D.C.’s police chief chastised the veteran detective for pulling a gun during a mass snowball fight that had been advertised on Twitter.
Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier said she watched video clips from the confrontation and has no doubt the off-duty detective pulled his gun after snowballs hit his personal car during Saturday's record snowfall.
Chief Lanier said,
"Let me be very clear in stating that I believe the actions of the officer were totally inappropriate. In no way should he have handled the situation in this manner."
Hundreds of people gathered for the snowball fight on a major street after organizers used social networks such as Twitter to advertise it. One video posted on YouTube showed a man holding what appears to be a gun in the snowy street. Another video shows the same man telling people he is "Detective Baylor" and he pulled his gun because snowballs hit him.
At one point, the crowd chanted:
"Don't bring a gun to a snowball fight!"
Fortunately, no one was injured during the incident.
May we all realize that our actions have consequences and consider those repercussions prior to acting.
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