Police ‘inundated’ with anti-monarchy yobs reporting Royal Family after viral post
An X post by South Yorkshire Police asking for the public's help in catching organised criminals has led to a flurry of responses reporting the Royal Family.
A well-meaning social media post put out by South Yorkshire Police has seen them inundated with mocking calls and responses.
The post, which appealed for information regarding anybody who seemingly lives a lavish lifestyle without having a job, led to a flurry of responses on X with the Royal Family, Michelle Mone and Keir Starmer being recommended for further investigation.
The post was designed to draw attention to organised criminals with unexplained wealth but social media users were quick to comment and share the post which has now been viewed more than 14 million times.
One user said: “Surname Windsor, used to go by Saxe-Coburg. Approach the patriarch with caution.”
Another user shared a picture of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and said: “This guy doesn’t seem to do much work. Well worth a look I think.”
Responders didn’t simply look to humans for potential criminal activity, with Larry the Downing Street cat also being suggested as being worth a closer look.
@Lillyin_London said: “This guy seems very suspicious” whilst sharing a picture of arguably Downing Street’s most popular inhabitant in recent years.
Not everybody saw the funny side of the post nor the understood the rationale behind it.
Some commented that it felt like the actions of a communist police state, encouraging people to report on their neighbours, while some questioned whether or not the police had better things to do.
