Snowball throwing boys get a soaking from firefighters

[caveman_nige]

A gang of youths who pelted firefighters with snowballs in Leeds learned a valuable lesson - when they ended up soaked.
The firefighters, who were working on a boat, turned their hose on the youngsters, drenching them with freezing water from the River Aire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXPpR5UlF84

Footage has emerged online showing the unequal exchange during Britain's latest cold snap.
The video shows a firefighter standing on a boat about to use a giant hose when a cheeky teenager on a bridge above throws a snowball that hits him on the head.
His friends then try to hit the fire crew with more snowballs.
But within seconds the victim turns on the pump on his hose and starts shooting water up at the offenders, leaving them drenched through.
A video, taken by a bystander and posted on YouTube, captures the laughter of the crowd watching as the boys get their comeuppance.

[Meat-Head]

rumor has it the fire dept. should not do this bylaw

the grapevine says theresbeen cases of people throwing cinder blocks at them, but they wern't alloud to squirt.

of course they should squirt back

don't want tax payers paying for them to be in hospital

[GastonJ]

Well done to the firefighters. Snowballers shouldn't give it if they can't take it.

[Lainie]

what goes around comes around .

[Kalipo]

I heard from a passerby that one of the youths where trying to disturb the water as they dropped their Nokia 3210 over the bridge into the water.. ??