Posted on Jun 12, 2019
A Serious Purpose Is Behind All Those Twitter Jokes From Police Departments Around Kansas City
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On National Doughnut Day last week, the Kansas City Missouri Police Department's Twitter account posted a joke about cops and doughnuts.
In a photograph, several rows of yellow long johns spelled out "Caution Do Not Cross," along with the message: "For some reason our crime tape keeps disappearing."
That tweet was authored by the same woman who gifts the Metro with an annual safety message about deer in the roads.
"Your annual reminder," wrote Sarah Boyd. "Lusty deer are currently abounding on area roadways and don't care if your car gets in the way of their quest for lovin. Be aware!"
Boyd, a civilian, has run the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department’s Twitter account since its start in 2009. The oldest in the area, it's creeping up on a quarter of a million followers.
Boyd says the response to her tweets has been overwhelmingly positive, but she knows she must tread lightly, because humor and law enforcement can be a tricky combination.
In a photograph, several rows of yellow long johns spelled out "Caution Do Not Cross," along with the message: "For some reason our crime tape keeps disappearing."
That tweet was authored by the same woman who gifts the Metro with an annual safety message about deer in the roads.
"Your annual reminder," wrote Sarah Boyd. "Lusty deer are currently abounding on area roadways and don't care if your car gets in the way of their quest for lovin. Be aware!"
Boyd, a civilian, has run the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department’s Twitter account since its start in 2009. The oldest in the area, it's creeping up on a quarter of a million followers.
Boyd says the response to her tweets has been overwhelmingly positive, but she knows she must tread lightly, because humor and law enforcement can be a tricky combination.
A Serious Purpose Is Behind All Those Twitter Jokes From Police Departments Around Kansas City
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That tweet is funny. Years ago my best friend from HS was an Indiana State Trooper. He was telling me how he met his second wife. I quipped “what? She worked at Dunkin Donuts.” Turns out he did. She worked there and he see her every morning. He was a literal “cop and donut” joke. You just have to laugh.
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