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Mimi Launder
Jan 06, 2018
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Vegans getting offended by everything can often be a lazy stereotype - but this person managed to live up to it.
A police team in North Wales recently shared a photo of their hard-earned breakfast on Twitter.
Not bad eh....not one egg broken..... let the team meeting begin! https://t.co/lL3jzKtJb2— NWP Rural Crime Team /Tîm Troseddau Cefn Gwlad HGC (@NWP Rural Crime Team /Tîm Troseddau Cefn Gwlad HGC) 1513591789
Yup, pretty uneventful. The staff probably tucked in and thought nothing more of it.
One Twitter user, however, shared her outrage at the picture, after apparently finding the fry-up upsetting.
A user who goes by the name 'Diana' said in a now-deleted tweeted:
Speaking as a tax payer I'd prefer them to be less selective when answering questions and perhaps not post breakfast pics that offend vegetarian/vegan followers - pretty thoughtless considering the job title they have.
The team consequently decided to no longer reply to Twitter comments - and used a screenshot of the tweet as their only explanation.
And to finish 2017 I had to post this recent reply about our Twitter account, to show why we are withdrawing from a… https://t.co/3lwd7H5ixl— NWP Rural Crime Team /Tîm Troseddau Cefn Gwlad HGC (@NWP Rural Crime Team /Tîm Troseddau Cefn Gwlad HGC) 1514711601
People were outraged - more about the complaint than the bacon and sausage.
@NWPRuralCrime @connorTR What if I'm offended that your not posting pictures of cooked breakfasts? As a contentious… https://t.co/xA7bvUiTc2— David Burden (@David Burden) 1514802325
@KellyTheVet @NWPRuralCrime @SamRaincock Vegetarian here but not offended. Not a banner waver. People have a right… https://t.co/Qq1PGJPVh3— Lorraine. RIP @WACCOE #MOT #54💙💛🏴🏆 (@Lorraine. RIP @WACCOE #MOT #54💙💛🏴🏆) 1514735404
This is why we can't have nice things.
But at least the team still have their cooked breakfasts.
A happy team!!!!! https://t.co/lbeJch7494— NWP Rural Crime Team /Tîm Troseddau Cefn Gwlad HGC (@NWP Rural Crime Team /Tîm Troseddau Cefn Gwlad HGC) 1513591978
At some point you have to draw a line under it..... Good morning everyone. Bore da. Thursday already and today ho… https://t.co/UywtY1Doss— NWP Rural Crime Team /Tîm Troseddau Cefn Gwlad HGC (@NWP Rural Crime Team /Tîm Troseddau Cefn Gwlad HGC) 1515057258
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