Children throwing snowballs in public could be arrested or fined

**DimPrawn** · 3 February 2009, 14:00

I drove through Swindon once and the "children" were throwing bricks from a building site at passing cars. One bounced off the bonnet of my car and just missed the windscreen.

Didn't see any police then.

**Ravello** · 3 February 2009, 14:06

Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

I drove through Swindon once and the "children" were throwing bricks from a building site at passing cars. One bounced off the bonnet of my car and just missed the windscreen.

Didn't see any police then.

I think that's legal, and even actively encouraged, in Swindon.

**d000hg** · 3 February 2009, 14:06

In rough places they use snowballs as an excuse to throw stuff... maybe with stones inside. Also, you can make snowballs into pretty solid balls of ice rather than soft fluffy toys... hard enough to break windows for instance, and 10 kids throwing snowballs stops being fun if you have arms full of shopping.

**wurzel** · 3 February 2009, 14:10

Sorry, I just always recall throwing snowballs as being a good old fashioned rosy cheeked caper. Then again I grew up in the middle of nowhere, not some crime ridden sink estate so point taken.

**Mich the Tester** · 3 February 2009, 14:12

Typical of modern Britain. Teenage girls snowballing in public. I blame the internet.

**BrowneIssue** · 3 February 2009, 14:14

Originally posted by wurzel View Post

Link

FFS!

FFS indeed! From the article:

"If a snowball went through a window screen..."

windscreen

"What may seem like high jinx ..."

jinks

"could impair driverÃ Â¢??s view"

driver's

"co-founder of the organisation said"

organisation, said

"people at this time this injunction"

time, this

Are all Daily Bellylaugh articles so poorly written?

**oracleslave** · 3 February 2009, 14:14

Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

Teenage girls snowballing in public. I blame the internet.

I had to look that one up

**d000hg** · 3 February 2009, 14:14

Originally posted by wurzel View Post

Sorry, I just always recall throwing snowballs as being a good old fashioned rosy cheeked caper. Then again I grew up in the middle of nowhere, not some crime ridden sink estate so point taken.

I guess the problem is it's hard to tell when it's harmless and when it's scummy kids up to no good.

**Mich the Tester** · 3 February 2009, 14:15

Originally posted by d000hg View Post

...cummy kids up to no good.

isn't that the point of snowballing?

Children throwing snowballs in public could be arrested or fined