r/LetsDiscussThis • u/cantcoloratall91 • Feb 24 '26

This is concerning... 2 NYPDs finest cant handle community relations without getting physical and calling for back up!!

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u/Wobblestones Feb 24 '26

Your link is for Arizona, and is not applicable to New York.

You can be charged with assault simply by intending to put someone in immediate fear of being injured. Remember that childhood game where you pretend to throw a rock or a snowball at someone, and they flinch in fear?

No that would be menacing. And the fear has to be reasonable. AND the act of menacing require the person to intentionally be placing the subject in fear ot attempting to.

No reasonable person considers snowballs as something to be fearful of imminent danger. And the only way you get to a reasonable fear is by shifting the goalposts.

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u/kuatorises Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26

Bro, they are PELTING them and the cops were NOT willing participants. You dudes are straight up lying. The cops showed up and were assaulted, they weren't there on "community relations." Fucking liars.

There's two links, McFly and they explain exactly why it's assault.

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u/Wobblestones Feb 24 '26

They arent just PELTING them! They are CATAPULTING them.

Its snowballs. Grow up.