It’s not the uniformed policeman I’ve criticized in this story; it’s the plainclothes-detective whose actions I find ridicule-worthy.
I agree with that.
During the news report I saw the criticism was being directed towards the uniformed policeman who arrived later.
Yes, the first cop, in plain clothes or off-duty, seemed out of line if he was waving a handgun around as reported. But then again, I was not there. Who knows what the situation really was. He was not waving it when the uniformed policeman showed up. Could be his coat was opened and someone saw it, then it was falsely reported that he was waving it around....
It is BOTH of THEM, anytime you pull a GUN on people you are GUILTY of BRANDISHING a FIREARM and ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. Considering a Snowball fight is neither VIOLENT or CONFRONTING, Both of them NEED TO BE PROSECUTED. There is and was no Justification for this FELONY ASSAULT. Every person there should be at the DA’s office demanding CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. File the Complaints, force them to DEFEND their ILLEGAL ACTIONS just like everyone else would have to. Police are not ABOVE THE LAW, they should be treated just like everyone else. ONLY A JURY HAS THE RIGHT TO DECIDE IF HE IS NOT GUILTY.