Met Police ridiculed for posting rude photo of two ‘inappropriately posed’ baton rams in bizarre tweet asking people to report their neighbours for drug-dealing
- The safer neighbourhoods team for Borough and Bankside tweeted the image
- A picture of two battering rams was posted in an appeal to catch drug dealers
- One social media user questioned why the post ‘suggested sexual intercourse’
- Another described it as ‘inappropriate’, prompting to ‘draw people to words’
- The Twitter account later deleted the photo, saying ‘no offence’ was intended
A tweet from the Met Police of two battering rams in an appeal to catch drug dealers has been deleted after sparking online backlash.
The safer neighbourhoods team for the Borough and Bankside area of London’s police service posted the image, captioned: ‘Would you like us to give your #DrugDealer #Neighbour an early morning wake up call?
‘Tell us who they are, where they live & what they do! #Anonymous #CrimeStoppers call 0800555111 or direct via #MetPolice website.’
The safer neighbourhoods team for Borough and Bankside posted the image of two battering rams in an appeal to catch drug dealers. The image has since been deleted
The safer neighbourhoods team for Borough and Bankside posted the image of two battering rams in an appeal to catch drug dealers. The image has since been deleted
The Twitter account later deleted the post and tweeted the same caption again but without the image.
In a comment, the account confirmed: ‘We retweeted without the image.’
One social media user asked: ‘Why is this a picture suggesting sexual intercourse when it’s a post about tackling drug dealers?’
The safer neighbourhoods team replied: ‘No offence intended, just a cheeky tweet to catch the eye and get attention to the more serious message attached, for our valued community to assist us in identifying addresses involved in the supply of drugs that blight our neighbourhoods.’
Another questioned: ‘Smashing someones back door?’
A third wrote: ‘Agree it’s cheeky. But also agree it’s inappropriate. You need to draw people to your words and what you want them to do.
Social media users reacted to the original post, with one writing: ‘It’s not just me that sees it…’. The Twitter account later confirmed they retweeted the caption but deleted the image
‘Maybe an image reflecting the repercussions of drug use or patch rivalries. Time for a Yorkshire Tea and a rethink.’
Others retweeted the original post, with one commenting: ‘It’s not just me that sees this is it…’
Another asked: ‘Smashing someone’s back door?’
A third added: ‘I wonder how many people have given the address of someone they don’t like, just so that they can get their back doors kicked in.’