An on-duty Boston Police officer injured himself while taking a tumble down a giant metal slide at Boston's City Hall Plaza. The new s...
An on-duty Boston Police officer injured himself while taking a tumble down a giant metal slide at Boston's City Hall Plaza.
The new slide is a popular spot for kids, according to the Boston Globe, where children have to climb three levels of obstacles in order to get to the steep, metallic contraption.
This endeavor was not too difficult for a local Boston cop, however, but it did reveal that the slide is indeed dangerous for adults. Signs at the playground reportedly say that the slide is “not intended for adult use” and should only be used by kids ages 5-12, according to the New York Post.
In the video posted to Twitter and TikTok, loud banging is heard from inside the tube slide, later revealed to be the officer flying down the metal slide face-down. The officer makes contact with the bottom of the slide before skidding to a stop on the rubber playground surface below.
What appeared to be the cop's pepper spray, handcuffs, and radio fly off of his body, although the radio remained attached by its cord. He is then heard saying "Oh f***" while he gathers himself to his feet.
A Boston Police spokesman confirmed the video as well as the reported minor injuries that followed from the incident.
"He was on duty, he used his own private insurance, and he didn't miss any time," the spokesman told TheBlaze.
Online reactions ranged from laughter to disappointment that the officer was partaking in stunts while on duty.
"Good to see them hard at work," said one viewer.
"What was he doing there?" asked another woman.
Former NHL player and podcaster Ryan Whitney reportedly had posted the video, but said he took it down after he was begged to remove it.
"I just deleted what I think is one of the funniest videos of all time. I was begged to take it down. Sad," Whitney wrote.
Other adults have been injured trying to complete the feat of the children's slide. One woman posted a TikTok video of her coming out of the tube face-first as well, resulting in a head injury of her own.
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