YONKERS, NY — Better get your popcorn ready!
Talk of the Sound Managing Editor Robert Cox and New Rochelle Councilman Jared Rice will appear together this Sunday on People Before Politics Radio hosted by Damon K. Jones, AJ Woodson and Cynthia Turnquest-Jones.
Cox and Rice will discuss the video that went viral after it was published by Talk Of The Sound on Super Bowl weekend. The video has been seen so far over 350,000 times (plus another 150,00 on other sites).
A witness claimed that 6 black teens were having a snow ball fight when police arrived, drew their service weapons and held the young men at gunpoint. Police records show that officers were responding to a report that one of the teens had a gun and had pointed it one of the other teens. Someone posted a video of a part of the incident showing young black men kneeling on the ground with their hands up while a New Rochelle Police officer pointed at a gun at the head of one of the youths. From there all heck broke loose.
The video was picked up all over the United States as well as Australia, England, France, Greece and more.
In the wake of the national discussion on race and policing following controversial incidents around the county including the Michael Brown case in Ferguson, Missouri and the Eric Garner case in Staten Island, NY, the New Rochelle “snowball fight” incident has raised many questions — and not a whole lot of answers — as to just what took place in the moments leading up the 25 seconds of video that captured the world’s attention.
The show will air live on Sunday, February 8th at 6PM on InTheMixxradio.com.
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PRE-SHOW HOMEWORK
Best come prepared, below are the known facts and records about this incident.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: New Rochelle Police Draw Guns on Black Youths over Snow Ball Fight
YOUTUBE VIDEO: Police Draw Guns after responding to reports of Snowball Fight in New Rochelle, NY
AUDIO FILE: NRPD Scanner Traffic 2015-0130 from 342PM to 404PM
PDF FILE: NRPD 911 Call Transcript (Official) 2015-0130, call begins about 3:40 PM
Some of the media coverage after the video went viral…
WPIX-TV: New Rochelle police officer holds teens at gunpoint
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: ‘There was no snowball fight’: Video showing New Rochelle police officer pulling gun on teens not what it seems: cops
RAW STORY: New Rochelle police officer holds teens at gunpoint over a snowball fight
REDDIT: Officer draws weapon responding to a snowball fight in New Rochelle, NY : videos
FARK: They bring a snowball? You bring a gun. It’s the New Rochelle way
LIVE LEAK: Police Draw Guns after responding to reports of Snowball Fight in New Rochelle, NY
9 NEWS (SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Cop pulls gun on teens ‘having a snowball fight’
JOURNAL NEWS: New Rochelle cops: Gun video is misleading
FOX NEWS: Shocking Video: Cop Holds Snowball Fighters At Gunpoint; ‘Don’t F*ing Move, Guys’
METRO (UK): Teens held at gunpoint by police officer for ‘having a snowball fight’
THE ROOT: N.Y. Cop Draws Gun on Black Youths to Halt Snowball Fight
REASON: Suburban NY Cop Points Gun at Kneeling Teens After Snowball Fight
NEW YORK POST: Cop pulls gun on teens having a snowball fight
THE INDEPENDENT (UK): Video shows New York police officer ‘pulling gun on youngsters playing with snowballs’
LIBERATION (France): New York : un policier sort son arme face à une bataille de boules de neige
FIOS 1 NEWS: Police officer draws gun on teens allegedly having snowball fight in New Rochelle
NBC/THE GRIO: NY cop holds black teens at gunpoint over snowball fight
UK DAILY MAIL: Freeze! Moment cop pulls his gun on teens ‘armed with snowballs’
VICE NEWS: Video Claims to Show Cop Aiming Gun at Kids After Snowball Fight
FOX 2 NEWS (St. Louis, MO): Officer pulls guns on teens after “snowball fight”
TIME: Police Say They Didn’t Pull Guns Over Teen Snowball Fight
THE GUARDIAN (UK): ’Snowball fight is pretty much myth’: police say video not what it appears
NEWS 12: New Rochelle PD: Viral video not as it seems
WPIX-11: ‘There was no snowball fight’: New Rochelle police contest story behind video
CBS NEWS: Police: Video of officer pointing gun at “snowball fight” misleading
THE GUARDIAN (UK): ’Snowball fight is pretty much myth’: police say video not what it appears
REASON: “Snowball Fight/Gun” Video is Misleading, Says New Rochelle PD
HUFFINGTON POST LIVE TV: Why Police Response To A Snowball Fight Went Viral
BLACK WESTCHESTER: New Rochelle Police Chief Feels Racism Doesn’t Exist – Video Goes Viral Of Officers Holding Youth At Gunpoint
VIBE: Who Pulls Out A Gun On Kids At A Snowball Fight? This New Rochelle Police Officer
FOX 5 NEWS: Cops dispute gun pointing video at teens
METRO (France): New Rochelle (Etats-Unis) : un policier sort son arme pour… une bataille de boules de neige
BET: New York Officer Draws Gun on Black Teens Allegedly Having Snowball Fight
WOR-TV: Mittens up, don’t shoot!
NEWS 10 (Columbus, OH): NY Police: Video of officer pointing gun at “snowball fight” misleading
FOX 4 KC: Viral Video: Cop pulls gun on teens during “snowball fight”