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on May 12, 2018 in Featured World News

British Police Threaten to Prosecute Facebook Users Under Malicious Communications Act for Mocking Them

by Jack Montgomery Britain’s police have stumbled into another public relations disaster after threatening to track down and prosecute Facebook users for ridiculing them. West Yorkshire Police were derided by social media users after sharing a picture of a drugs bust on their Wakefield Rural page. The haul involved a comically small quantity of cannabis, MailOnline reports. “Wow that’s put a dent in the war on drugs lol” commented one user sarcastically. “Hope you manage to nail Pablo Escobar this afternoon” added another. advertisement The police force did not see the funny side of the criticism, however, issuing a statement...

by Jack Montgomery Britain’s police have stumbled into another public relations disaster after threatening to track down and prosecute Facebook users for ridiculing them. West Yorkshire Police were derided by social media users after sharing a picture of a drugs...

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