US policeman 'draws gun' at Washington snowball fight

[caveman_nige]

Police in the US are investigating a detective who appears to draw his gun during a mass snowball fight on the streets of Washington DC.
Video taken at the scene shows people pelting a man with snowballs after his car, a Hummer, gets stuck in the snow.
The man - not in uniform at the time - then appears to pull out a gun while an angry crowd gathers and chants: "Don't bring a gun to a snowball fight."
DC police refused to comment, telling the BBC an investigation was under way.
'Don't shoot'
At one point on the video - shown on YouTube - the man identifies himself as a "detective", but refuses to give his full name.
Then he proceeds to admit to pulling his gun.
"Yes I did because I got hit by snowballs," he tells angry residents who demand to know his badge number.
Images and video appear to show him exposing his gun briefly, always pointing towards the snow on the ground.
Panicked residents shout, "He's got a gun," but others continue to lob snowballs his way.
The confrontation, which took place on Saturday, ended only when other policemen were despatched to the scene, and managed to calm everyone down.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan police, Det Kenny Bryson, told the BBC on Sunday that he would not comment on the allegations and refused to identify the officer involved.
Det Bryson said the department was looking into the allegations of misconduct but that there was "nothing further" to report.







Source:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8423705.stm

[badapple]

Bloody tipical isnt it, you cant even have fun these days without the fear of getting shot!
snowballs and a gun, that seem very fair to me.
So correct me if i am wrong, but if I have a few snowballs thrown at me, i can make threats with a gun or does that only apply to "detectives."

[chroma]

Bloody tipical isnt it, you cant even have fun these days without the fear of getting shot!
snowballs and a gun, that seem very fait to me.
So correct me if i am wrong, but if I have a few snowballs thrown at me, i can make threats with a gun or does that only apply to "detectives."

Its a moot point cause if your throwing them over here you'll more than likely get done with a breach of the peace and assaulting a police officer!

Unless you contact the secratary of state and apply for your "funtime in the snow" licence (with paperwork filled in triplicate) and have fully paid your taxes and fees.

[caveman_nige]

US snowball fight gun officer 'totally inappropriate' - The video footage


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMrhiBwF4MU"]YouTube - Raw: US Cop Pulls Out A Gun During Snowball Fight[/ame]



A policeman appears to draws his gun - footage from Reason.TV

A senior police official in Washington DC has said an off-duty officer who drew a gun at a snowball fight behaved in a "totally inappropriate" way.
Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier said video footage left "no doubt" the office drew his gun after his vehicle, a hummer, was pelted with snowballs.
The footage showed an angry crowd gathering, chanting: "You don't bring a gun to a snowball fight".
Ms Lanier said the officer had been placed on desk duty.
She said he had not denied the allegations.
Is a statement, Ms Lanier said she had reviewed all the video footage of the incident taken by the public and it was "very obvious" the officer had drawn his police-issue gun "in response to the snowballs hitting his vehicle".
"I have no doubt about this, nor has the officer denied the accusations," she 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."
Assistant Police Chief Peter Newsham told reporters the detective, who has not been officially named, had more than 25 years of experience.
"He has a very good reputation," he told the Associated Press.
'Disturbing'
The incident took place on Saturday, as a large crowd of people were taking part in a mass snowball fight in the US capital during a blizzard.
Washington DC has been hit by the worst snow storms in years

Snowballs were thrown at the man's car and as he got out he exposed his gun briefly, always pointing towards the snow on the ground.
Panicked residents can be heard shouting, "He's got a gun," but others continue to throw snowballs his way.
At one point on the video - shown on YouTube - the man identifies himself as a "detective", but refuses to give his full name.
Then he proceeds to admit to pulling his gun.
"Yes I did because I got hit by snowballs," he tells angry residents who demand to know his badge number.
He challenges them to "throw another snowball".
The confrontation ended only when other policemen were despatched to the scene, and managed to calm everyone down.
Ms Lanier said the officer's actions "in no way, reflects the training and the standards" of the Washington DC Police Department.
She said it was disturbing that the "negative actions of one officer" had eclipsed the work of the police force during the blizzard.

[sparkie2010]

Americans are gun crazy.

[sparkie2010]

i like the bit were they say to him are you gonna shoot the f'ing sky looooooooool.