What Exactly Is Our "Snowball" Ordinance?

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  • Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
  • Deputy Chief of Police Matt Barnes is joined by Wausau Mayor Mielke to discuss the misconceptions of one of our city ordinances. Be safe and have fun this winter!
    On 01/14/2020, the Wausau City Common Council amended this ordinance, removing the word "Snowball."

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  • @agentcoulson4804
    @agentcoulson4804 4 роки тому +23

    My daughter’s reaction: I honestly expected the Mayor to come up and say "This is a fun city, with available job opportunities like the position of deputy chief of police!"

  • @voyager3986
    @voyager3986 4 роки тому +9

    Respect the mayor, the police chief, the policemen and all the inhabitants of Wausau! I hope the World Snowball Championship will be in your city! With love from Russia.

  • @WausauPoliceDepartment
    @WausauPoliceDepartment  4 роки тому +2

    On 01/14/2020 the Wausau City Common Council amended this ordinance, removing the word "Snowball".

  • @TheCosmicStarmen
    @TheCosmicStarmen 4 роки тому +6

    I like this towns sense of humor.. as of right now, I live in Shreveport, Louisiana.. never in my 30+ years has my city made fun videos like this. For some time now I've been thinking about joining the police department here. But after watching this video... and seeing how beautiful it is. And how much fun the people of Wausau are having. I'm now considering applying to join Wausau PD. Hit me up!. with snowballs LOL.

  • @vonnscottbair
    @vonnscottbair 4 роки тому +11

    Good Afternoon: I have a funny feeling the mayor will sit in on Mr. Barnes' next performance review...

  • @Krishna0666
    @Krishna0666 4 роки тому +19

    Greetings from Moscow, Russia to people of Wausau and their cool Mayor and Police Chief! )

    • @WausauPoliceDepartment
      @WausauPoliceDepartment  4 роки тому +1

      Привет

    • @Krishna0666
      @Krishna0666 4 роки тому

      @Charlie Engel Good luck in this tough task! ;) I think you easily can find a partner to learn Russian for free with Skype on italki.com, if you help him with English on your side

  • @green_razor8569
    @green_razor8569 4 роки тому +5

    Thanks for the clarification Wausau! I’m sure this will _cool_ the media down

  • @REALTVCRITICSTV
    @REALTVCRITICSTV 4 роки тому +17

    One of the best videos I've ever seen on UA-cam.

    • @anthonythorp7291
      @anthonythorp7291 4 роки тому +1

      Nothing but wasteful peacocking. Wausau is financially broke and this is how they choose to spend our tax money.

    • @REALTVCRITICSTV
      @REALTVCRITICSTV 4 роки тому

      @@anthonythorp7291 Dude relax. Bah humbug and all. Damn bro chill.

    • @anthonythorp7291
      @anthonythorp7291 4 роки тому

      @@REALTVCRITICSTV Maybe you need to get excited and join in the cause demanding your tax money be better spent.

    • @rickthomas602
      @rickthomas602 4 роки тому +2

      @@anthonythorp7291 I've already joined that cause Anthony but I can also comment on something positive that i see as well.

  • @agentcoulson4804
    @agentcoulson4804 4 роки тому +7

    I’ve lived in both Oconomowoc & Wausau. I’ll take Wausau any day! Great video! I hope this goes viral.

  • @Casperboy311
    @Casperboy311 4 роки тому +10

    What a cool and fun city to live in! Everyone seems so friendly and happy. Makes me want to move to Wausau.

    • @anthonythorp7291
      @anthonythorp7291 4 роки тому +1

      They only show you the good parts. You honestly think the mayor and police force frolic outdoors all day.

    • @davidschmidt5533
      @davidschmidt5533 4 роки тому

      Lolol

    • @nathanmeurettlife6552
      @nathanmeurettlife6552 4 роки тому

      Dont let it fool you town is a shit hole metg everywhere because vops are focused on pot

    • @dirtyoifvet5342
      @dirtyoifvet5342 4 роки тому

      Its a cesspool

  • @Ghoctor.
    @Ghoctor. 10 місяців тому

    This was fun to watch, respect to ya’ll for your humor 😂

  • @seroogyw6238
    @seroogyw6238 4 роки тому +1

    Hey Matt Barnes went to High School with you at Wausau East! Congrats on your success!

  • @Valintinus
    @Valintinus 4 роки тому +3

    Good news, compared to ours. Here in Kiev, the capital of European Ukraine, one attorney cursed and threatened the judges right in the court. Not to mention the fact of a massive attack on journalists, and spilling piss on them! Nice town you have there, Wausau.

    • @aish125
      @aish125 4 роки тому

      Maybe my comment sounds superficial as I live in Japan..It's so sad.Please be safe.Hoping things will go better..

    • @Valintinus
      @Valintinus 4 роки тому +1

      @@aish125 Thank you, my Japanese pal, for your kind words. I hope so and I will try to change it for the better.

  • @allenchilaxin4322
    @allenchilaxin4322 4 роки тому +2

    Someone threw a snowball at my sports car once, shit is hard ice, dented my door, cost a fortune.

  • @user-ht6bo9mk1u
    @user-ht6bo9mk1u 4 роки тому +9

    now the whole world has learned about your city ))
    Wausau have a cool police ;)

  • @VenTimofey
    @VenTimofey 4 роки тому +2

    this is awesome!!!!

  • @BOMBON187
    @BOMBON187 4 роки тому +3

    1:30 Damn that mayor looks Chief Irons from Resident Evil 2

  • @natache8559
    @natache8559 4 роки тому +2

    hello from Ukraine. The video added positive. your mayor needs to be filmed in a movie, very artistic

  • @aish125
    @aish125 4 роки тому +4

    Hello from Japan.(Came from NY Times link)Glad you guys are having fun!

    • @aish125
      @aish125 4 роки тому

      @Super Mario I didn't XD have to watch again.

  • @MidwestSteeze
    @MidwestSteeze 2 роки тому

    Omg he absolutely beaned the mayor on perfect cue, lmfao!

  • @johnnypipe
    @johnnypipe 4 роки тому +3

    Excellent.

  • @angrydoge4038
    @angrydoge4038 4 роки тому +2

    Getting Parks and Rec vibes here

  • @arthemiseb9209
    @arthemiseb9209 4 роки тому +5

    I wish we had snow in Austin. Snowball fights look fun!

  • @igormorozevich
    @igormorozevich 4 роки тому +5

    Wish people of Wausau lots of fair snowball fights this winter.

  • @Bas1lio
    @Bas1lio 4 роки тому +2

    Nice start of being fun. 8)

  • @GeneralChangFromDanang
    @GeneralChangFromDanang 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the clarification...I think?

  • @Naturenerd1000
    @Naturenerd1000 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent video.

  • @trevor_daniles5366
    @trevor_daniles5366 4 роки тому +1

    Your town looks very lovely.

  • @samwisegamgie8163
    @samwisegamgie8163 4 роки тому +2

    I wish I was down there that looks like fun

    • @anthonythorp7291
      @anthonythorp7291 4 роки тому +1

      Wow !!! Great phone/network service! Can't believe we're picking you up from heaven.
      ( "wish I was down there" )

    • @samwisegamgie8163
      @samwisegamgie8163 4 роки тому +1

      Anthony Thorp I only get good reception on cloud 9, if I move to cloud 7 I am down to 1 bar. LOL

  • @paulhite7851
    @paulhite7851 4 роки тому +2

    ROFL Great shot, Matt!

  • @user-ph6wp9qp1u
    @user-ph6wp9qp1u 4 роки тому

    Молодцы, хорошие люди, хорошие Страна!!!

  • @art.strike
    @art.strike 4 роки тому +12

    Нам бы такую администрацию и полицию) а то вижу мента и обхожу его стороной

    • @peskarr
      @peskarr 4 роки тому +5

      Закономерный итог 20 лет развитого путинизма.

    • @art.strike
      @art.strike 4 роки тому +1

      @Denis Palchak да, сейчас, только кокос захвачу

    • @alexsavenko5144
      @alexsavenko5144 4 роки тому +5

      @@art.strike Не стоит, его мы вам сами положим

    • @user-km2ts6of7i
      @user-km2ts6of7i 4 роки тому +1

      согласен,там живут люди а здесь двуногое подобие

    • @alexno2931
      @alexno2931 4 роки тому

      Во-во.

  • @user-ew5jb9pb8i
    @user-ew5jb9pb8i 4 роки тому +1

    You are handsome!
    There is pride for the people! When done for people.
    How I want to live in such an atmosphere ...
    In my country, for a plastic cup that flew at the policeman, they put him in jail for 5 years, for a snowball they can give a life sentence

  • @alexweber7169
    @alexweber7169 4 роки тому

    Молодцы.

  • @Shadkow
    @Shadkow 4 роки тому +1

    I don’t live in this city but I wish I did..... besides the cold I hate the cold.

    • @WausauPoliceDepartment
      @WausauPoliceDepartment  4 роки тому +2

      It's only cold like 87% of the time LOL

    • @Shadkow
      @Shadkow 4 роки тому +1

      Wausau Police Department I’m from Texas, I start freezing at 60f, your city is #1 on my must visit list 👍 can’t wait to visit.

    • @miawhee663
      @miawhee663 4 роки тому

      @@WausauPoliceDepartment it is cold!

    • @nathanmeurettlife6552
      @nathanmeurettlife6552 4 роки тому +2

      Come on up plenty of meth for everyone!

    • @GeneralChangFromDanang
      @GeneralChangFromDanang 4 роки тому

      It's not a terrible place. You just have to choose your neighborhood carefully because there are some VERY overzealous aldermen/alderwomen. I had a plastic tarp blow into my yard during a storm one night and had a warning on my door the next morning: "Please remove the tarp from your yard or you will be fined." I've had no issues with the police department, it's mostly the council members that are idiots.

  • @maryloumayer5296
    @maryloumayer5296 Рік тому

    Perfect rebuttal to the fake news!! Well done!!

  • @iimmee
    @iimmee 4 роки тому +4

    enjoy ur like from moscow, russia

  • @Henry1953a
    @Henry1953a 4 роки тому +1

    All of that to say, Yes, we do have an ordinance that specifically prohibits throwing snowballs and whether or not we write you a ticket requiring $ fine, it will be at our discretion. And yes the police are in clear violating this ordinance in the video.

  • @brianjacobsen7684
    @brianjacobsen7684 4 роки тому

    People still do it.they like living on the edge.😂

  • @ashenblunts8865
    @ashenblunts8865 4 роки тому

    Dude I live about six blocks north from the 400 block where this was shot. The cops blow ass

  • @MrAjallday91
    @MrAjallday91 4 роки тому

    @1:32 Why is homie squaring up on me?

  • @user-km2ts6of7i
    @user-km2ts6of7i 4 роки тому

    молодцы,эх,наш весь снег ушёл к ним судя по смене климата мы скоро и забудем что такое снег,а настоящие сугробы по пояс уже наши дети не увидят это было лет 20 назад

  • @MarceloNunesPOA
    @MarceloNunesPOA 4 роки тому

    A four-steam fastball in someone's head will very likely cause immediate death. Would you prohibit baseball because of that?

  • @Henry1953a
    @Henry1953a 4 роки тому +2

    I recognize the ordinance was passed in 1962. However this underscores an important point, what we need is common sense... not laws criminalizing every single type of behavior that casts such a wide net that a city and its police force can sanction you for literally anything (just at their discretion). There are already laws on the books for assault and for vandalism (damage to personal property). So an ordinance to ban throwing snowballs is not needed. If you act maliciously, you will face consequences. Local, State and Federal govts have over-criminalized everything and we need to have a return to sanity.

  • @thankfultryhard8764
    @thankfultryhard8764 4 роки тому

    I live I Marshfield wi and I can strongly agree with the fact this town isn’t fun. It’s a homey simple place but not very fun 🤷‍♂️

  • @anthonythorp7291
    @anthonythorp7291 4 роки тому

    Sooooo, sports are illegal ?
    He said throw ANY object, that would include: baseballs, basketballs, footballs, and such.

  • @alexvoronin5402
    @alexvoronin5402 4 роки тому +5

    Вот где настоящие полицейские : порядочные. человечные. жизнерадостные ! А у нас - мусора, а мусор. как мы знаем. в снежки играть не способен.

    • @gabrielgray9874
      @gabrielgray9874 4 роки тому

      Порядочный полицейский демонстрирует гражданину, как ему повезло, что он родился в США - ua-cam.com/video/4Wy14DqSYRM/v-deo.html

  • @maglen69
    @maglen69 4 роки тому +2

    So what you're saying is if you WANTED to hem someone up for throwing a snowball, the option is still there. . . It's a vague ordinance that should be clarified.

    • @stan.rarick8556
      @stan.rarick8556 4 роки тому

      In elementary school, SOME kids would put osage orange inside of snowballs. Hard core & heavy compared to snow. So some snowballs can be quite dangerous.
      This comment is in reference to your point, not condemning snowballs per se.

  • @REDMAGEV00
    @REDMAGEV00 4 роки тому +2

    Unless its a nerf gun. DEPLOY THE SWAT TEAM! GO GO GO!

  • @ckaitken9735
    @ckaitken9735 4 роки тому

    This is even worse.

  • @Noblesquire
    @Noblesquire 4 роки тому +1

    Wait... Fake news about Wausau spreading nationally??? We're famous! LOL! Wausau Chief of Police and the Mayor are Making snowball fights great again!

  • @sawkapalkin1297
    @sawkapalkin1297 4 роки тому +2

    pepeLaugh