Today in All Cops Are Bastards

I’ve seen the videos of kids throwing snowballs at NYPD officers in Washington Square Park.

Officers, like all city workers, have been out in a historic blizzard, keeping New Yorkers safe and cars moving.

Treat them with respect. If anyone’s catching a snowball, it’s me.

— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) February 24, 2026

Roll Tape!

There is a tradition in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village, New York, having a snowball fight after a heavy snowfall.

It's been going on for a while.  This one was bigger than usual because of a popular social media figure announcing the specific time.

So, people are throwing snowballs, and the cops show up and start assaulting people in the crowd, because as soon as they show up, they become the target.

Happened at the UMass snowball fights when I was a student there two.  Police cars were always the most popular targets, followed by PVTA busses.

The cops are threatening criminal investigations.

Mayor Mamdani had the right response.