A police officer went viral and was left with more than bruised pride after crashing on a steep slope in a rubber ring – which has left viewers howling online.
The clip has over 89,000 likes and nearly 16,000 comments – and the public’s jokes are nothing short of sublime.
Though some people called out the cop for seemingly wearing his service weapon while enjoying the snowy sport.
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Footage showed the officer bouncing down a frozen hill after being pushed from the top by colleagues.
But just before he reached the bottom, he hit a bump and was thrown out onto his back.
His jubilant colleagues cheered as he rolled around in the snow.
“Who wants to see one of our finest completely wipe out?,” said the Louisville Metro Police Department.
The incident happened in Joe Creason Park, Louisville, Kentucky, US, as reported by What’s The Jam.
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“I’m in pursuit, be advised I’m in an unmarked..snow tube,” said Oscar.
“Weird to see cops riding a donut…,” added Steven.
“No captain we haven’t been getting our service pistols wet idk why they are rusty and jamming,” said Josh.
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“Give him a ticket for reckless sledding!,” added Shannon.
Krysta said: “Hope the pistol was in the holster…Even the cops need to have fun!!”
“Officer down, I repeat officer down!” Lol. Glad to see these fine gentlemen having a good ole time! Lol! thank yall for yall service and stay safe out there my brothers!,” joked Kenny.
“Should have worn his seat belt lol,” added Nancy.
“Don’t get me wrong I’m glad to see them out and interacting with everyone but maybe without the service weapons next time to insure everyone is safe from an accidental discharge,” added someone else.
Another person said: “That bump gets people every time.”
Someone else shared their own experience, saying: “I broke my hand on that spot in 1994, only we had the bump a lot taller.”
Another viewer added: “I bruised my tailbone on that bump a few years ago. No joke.”
Someone else added: “The bump made me hurt watching it, but it was awesome.”
“People at the bottom saying, ‘here come the cops!’,” another viewer said.
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