This Police Department Devised The Perfect Plan To Catch Stoners On 4/20
Happy 4/20, one and all! Even if you’re not into “smoking the weeds,” as my roommate likes to say, you probably still know that today is a pretty important date to stoners everywhere. For those of you who will be partaking in areas where it’s not strictly legal, you might want to be cautious — there will definitely be cops on the lookout today.
Like these cops from Wyoming, Minnesota. I’m going to ignore the fact that they come from a city with a very misleading name and focus on what really matters: they’ve got a pretty solid plan to catch all the stoners in the area.
Undercover #420 operations are in place. Discreet traps have been set up throughout the city today. #Happy420 pic.twitter.com/Jo8mh0Z5lQ
— Wyoming (MN) Police (@wyomingpd) April 20, 2017
Good luck, kiddos.
Other city offices found the trap pretty clever and are probably jealous that they didn’t think of similar solutions.
— Oxford Police Dept (@OxfordPolice) April 20, 2017
Can't stop giggling about this. Y'all continue to crack me up!
— Mpls/St Paul Traffic (@MSP_Traffic) April 20, 2017
Others were quick to point out that those out-of-date video games weren’t about to lure anyone in, much less stoners.
You need to get newer games. 😉
— Stein (@steinekin) April 20, 2017
This is hilarious but y'all could have gotten some more up to date video games lol
— Antwan V. Staley (@antwanstaley) April 20, 2017
And some people just honestly weren’t impressed.
https://twitter.com/FatFool22/status/855032809525829632
https://twitter.com/AM_Pines/status/855057377506283520
https://twitter.com/LevNovak/status/855059023669993473
You can’t please everyone, I suppose.
However, the police department also wanted to use the publicity for what they considered a more serious message.
All jokes aside, substance abuse is a real issue. We use tongue in cheek humor to bring attention to those issues.
— Wyoming (MN) Police (@wyomingpd) April 20, 2017
With that being said, if you need help with substance abuse issues please contact us & we'll find resources. That does NOT mean jail time. https://t.co/9LYychixly
— Wyoming (MN) Police (@wyomingpd) April 20, 2017
Great substance abuse resource: MN Adult & Teen Challenge – https://t.co/xGElRyPi6U #Happy420
— Wyoming (MN) Police (@wyomingpd) April 20, 2017
Whether you think it’s funny or not, you gotta give them points for trying.