We love police, we love the British, but sometimes we worry about them both. We’ve done a few posts on British police tweeting pictures of things they’ve picked up in weapons sweeps, like a gardening trowel and a rusty spoon. And somehow they managed to get Cookie Monster involved by plastering his face on handy knife disposal bins around the city:
My favorite picture of England ever. pic.twitter.com/MhjO0JJdxf
— Weaponized Learn to Code Ranger (@mecantyping) April 11, 2018
So we’re not really surprised that first, the Devon & Cornwall Police are urging people to report hate crimes like, um, snickering at someone, and second, they’ve put together a cartoon to show how hurtful hate crimes can be. Look at that poor tomato … is it supposed to use the restroom for fruits or the one for vegetables? Best call the police and report it.
Supporting Hate Crime Awareness Week.#ZeroTolerance2Hate#NationalHCAW pic.twitter.com/jHsGmC0IPn
— DevonCornwall Police (@DC_Police) October 18, 2019
I don’t understand how this isn’t a parody account. This is an actual police department releasing this stuff. ? https://t.co/TG2AvhceHT
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 21, 2019
Its like the UK is a parody.
— Kent Andersen (@bladerunner1268) October 21, 2019
I feel like I just dropped acid. What?
— Kate Freitas (@KateHolly10) October 21, 2019
Holy shit can't believe that's real
— josh (@JoshLeCash) October 21, 2019
It’s the UK bro they’re lost..
— TheSpeaker2018 (@TheSpeaker2018) October 21, 2019
Read the comments and you’ll see what’s happening to the UK
— skepticgirl? (@auser72307407) October 21, 2019
????
UK is a meme— Rahul Arya (@saffronarya) October 21, 2019
I'm old enough to remember Jussie Smollett! ACTUAL hate crimes are in fact, few & far between. Thankfully.
— Lisa ❤️s America ??⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@LisaSmith4680) October 21, 2019
That sad tomato will surely change attitudes! This has become almost comical if it wasn't using law enforcement resources.
— Sheri Leigh (@shermany65) October 21, 2019
I don't like this new version of Veggietales
— Dangus Maximus (@DorkusBorkus) October 21, 2019
Seriously, what goes on in Devon and Cornwall? A traffic jam on bank holiday friday is about as exciting as things get.
— Jo 'Elm St' Esq ? (@joelmcw) October 21, 2019
I’m about to commit a hate crime to this video
— Elyseon the Spookster (@Elyseon) October 21, 2019
I hate tomatoes. Someone call the Bobbys on me before my hate spreads to other members of the nightshade family.
— Mahdresher (@Mahdresher1) October 21, 2019
If that tomato identifies as an orange, is it still a tomato?
— Gareth Littlefield (@Littlefield_173) October 21, 2019
You cant make orange Juice out of a tomato. People need to realize this.
— Kent Andersen (@bladerunner1268) October 21, 2019
I saw my neighbour punch a tomato , how do i report him?
— KarlpDiLkington (@anthonycumiaabz) October 21, 2019
What an utterly shameful police force. Focus on a real epidemic like the frequently rising knife crime going on across the country. It's shit like this which makes us one of the laughing stocks of the world.
— A Hydreigon (@ValtyKeaton) October 21, 2019
Whoever made this and enforces this should be deeply embarrassed. Absolutely laughable
— Aspen B. ✝️ (@trueaspenblue) October 21, 2019
I thought this was going to be a joke, but it's beyond a joke.
— ? (@PrettzL) October 21, 2019
Cringe.
Pure uncensored cringe.
— Crumpet Muncher (@MunchCrumpet) October 21, 2019
How could a police department be any more pathetic. Honestly, you're not even mall cops anymore, you're a propaganda wing for marxists.
How does it feel to be useless?
— Bigchonkykarl (@bigchonkykarl) October 21, 2019
Also, tomato is a fruit you lunkheads
— Bigchonkykarl (@bigchonkykarl) October 21, 2019
The funny thing is that we can use science to categorize the tomato botanically as a fruit, just like we can use science to categorize a human’s sex by a variety of measures. You unknowingly highlight the flaw in your logic by falsely Implying the tomato cannot be categorized
— Tyler Mackendrick (@Tymac31) October 21, 2019
Tomatoes being considered vegetables is just a social construct.
The home secretary needs to look into all these forces and who is pushing this drivel and get rid of them all. Our police went from being globally respected to being a global joke, left wing rats and common purpose cultural marxist freaks have destroyed a once great force.
— Englishman19xx (@englishman19xx) October 21, 2019
Where exactly is the 'hate crime'? The UK really has become a joke.
— Mr. Bat-man ?? (@KnightWing19) October 21, 2019
Hate is not a crime. Crime is crime. Stick to your wheelhouse chaps, leave the societal engineering to those whose wages I don't pay for. Cheers.
— Humble Pieface (@HumblePieFace) October 21, 2019
I reported a hate crime to you and nothing happened.
— mmmm celery (@SophieWilder6) October 18, 2019
wrong kind of hate, obviously.
— The_Spitfire (@ThinkSpitfire) October 21, 2019
i want to report cringe
— Espen Bjerke (@colher23) October 21, 2019
Stop, just stop
— Lu (@jllgraham) October 21, 2019
Now do a vid against rape gangs and knife attacks..You know the shit you should be worried about.
— TheSpeaker2018 (@TheSpeaker2018) October 21, 2019
For what it’s worth, the police over there have already done a #knifefree social media campaign:
Remember, it’s never too late to change your life. You are full of potential, and there are always options open to you – even if they aren’t clear in the moment. #knifefree pic.twitter.com/2m3Lh0KDbG
— Office of SYPCC (@SYPCC) April 7, 2018
— Ocean going chicken ?? from 'ull (@fathoms_deep) October 21, 2019
Related:
British police ask citizens to narc on people buying hammers or other objects that could cause harm https://t.co/S1Q9L0gjgH
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 29, 2019
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