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This tweet from South Yorkshire Police...

189 replies

SunsetBeetch · 10/09/2018 08:04

It's batshit, right? And rather frightening. Seriously, Orwell could have written it.

"In addition to reporting hate crime, please report non-crime hate incidents, which can include things like offensive or insulting comments, online, in person or in writing. Hate will not be tolerated in South Yorkshire. Report it and put a stop to it #HateHurtsSY"

t.co/p2xf6OLoQZ

This tweet from South Yorkshire Police...
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SunsetBeetch · 10/09/2018 08:06

Link to tweet. 100% negative replies so far.

twitter.com/syptweet/status/1038891067381350401?s=19

What is the world coming to?...Something something snowflakes...something something Thought Police...

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sexnotgender · 10/09/2018 08:10

Hilarious. Police forces don’t have resource to investigate actual crimes but please everybody make it worse by reporting all the non crimes too.

What are they going to do with these non crimes anyway? Can’t prosecute as no crime committed.

RomyAndJulio · 10/09/2018 08:10

Some of the replies are hilarious Grin

RomyAndJulio · 10/09/2018 08:12

“Hi there, When you have a minute, could you give me a non-crime reference number?

I need that to not give it to my insurance company because they aren’t asking for it.”

MetalMidget · 10/09/2018 08:14

I bet there's a load of police officers face-palming at someone's bright idea to tell people to report non-crimes, like they don't have enough to be getting on with.

Nutkins24 · 10/09/2018 08:16

Absolutely ridiculous.

AngryAttackKittens · 10/09/2018 08:23

So, no time to investigate child abuse cases involving trafficking rings, but plenty of time to investigate complaints about What That Nasty Person Said About Our Mate Tina?

Nice to know that they have their priorities in order. Maybe their mates next door in West Yorkshire can implement this too, since not managing the "managed zone" in Leeds at all presumably leaves them with plenty of spare time.

AnnieAnoniMoose · 10/09/2018 08:24

What twat thought that up?

It’s not like South Yorkshire police don’t have enough to be getting on with.

LunaLovegoodsRadishes · 10/09/2018 08:26

South Yorkshire Police are the Trumpton of police forces. Idiots.

GerdaLovesLili · 10/09/2018 08:27

Remember this? Equally Orwellian, equally misjudged. Big Brother is watching you. Now with added Thought Police-y goodness. FFS.

This tweet from South Yorkshire Police...
Melamin · 10/09/2018 08:33

This is the police force that cover Rotherham?

BitOfFun · 10/09/2018 08:33

If you can imagine Trumpton officers twatting the miners and smearing the dead at Hillsborough.

It's a bloody farce.

mothertruck3r · 10/09/2018 08:36

So, for years they turn a blind eye to young girls being raped but if someone says something nasty online a hundred police will turn up and arrest them?

MissusGeneHunt · 10/09/2018 08:38

So the next time I mutter under my breath 'you fucking twat' at the person who's parked so close I need to get a can opener to get in my car, they can report it????

I can see the police officer at my door now.... 'Terribly sorry MissusGeneHunt, we're here to tell you off about muttering. Now we're off to try and solve an important murder case, but we've wasted at least an hour and a half on your 'crime' by coming to talk to you and doing all the paperwork'.

Jeeezzz.... Doublethink / thought crime.... Scary. Snowflake-entitled city here we come....

AngryAttackKittens · 10/09/2018 08:38

Maybe it's if you mention the girls being raped that they did nothing about that you get arrested.

mothertruck3r · 10/09/2018 08:38

Also, who decides what is offensive or insulting?

diamondcity1 · 10/09/2018 08:38

I'd like to know how you report these things.
I tried ringing 101, failed to get through all evening, and just gave up in the end.

mothertruck3r · 10/09/2018 08:40

Angry - I think they actually arrested the poor young girls at the time for being "prostitutes" whilst the perpetrators were left to carry on for fear of being called racist. Farcical.

PaulDacreRimsGeese · 10/09/2018 08:41

I think the sex abuse scandal and their failure to do anything about it was offensive and insulting, do I get to report that?

LoisWilkerson1 · 10/09/2018 08:41

What I want to know is, how did Orwell know? How? Time machine.

doedoe90303811 · 10/09/2018 08:42

I have invited them to go fuck themselves.

I look forward to being put a stop to.

sexnotgender · 10/09/2018 08:43

Is this the Rotherham lotShock fucks sake.

POPholditdown · 10/09/2018 08:44

Oh God, the 101 brigade on MN will love thisGrin

‘OP, you’ve received a bit of a kicking. You should report the posters who have callled you a twat for being a twat’

AngryAttackKittens · 10/09/2018 08:44

The more I hear about the police in that area the more I wonder if Red Riding was actually a documentary.

phoebemac · 10/09/2018 08:45

It's a bizarre tweet. Ironically, it's stirred up some hateful responses (on Twitter).