Police threaten to arrest FB users mocking minuscule cannabis seizure

Seems reasonable

Police officers have threatened to arrest Facebook commenters taking the piss out of a drugs seizure. West Yorkshire Police posted about a "small" amount of cannabis seized in Walton colliery nature park on Thursday. Users seized on their own opportunity to harangue the Wakefield officers. One read: "Hope you manage to nail Pablo Escobar this afternoon." Another commenter said: "Cartels are all goin fkn mental." [caption id="attachment_177955" align="alignnone" width="620"] (Credit: West Yorkshire Police - Wakefield Rural/Facebook)[/caption] Police Inspector Martin Moizer wrote in the post: "***Cannabis Seized**** "PCSO 687 Ian Campbell and PCSO 882 Ben Hughes attended Walton colliery nature park and seized a small quantity of Cannabis from a young man who was parked up alone. "Walton Colliery nature park will be firmly on our patrol plan in the future to prevent this behaviour." One reply simply read: "Wow that’s put a dent in the war on drugs lol." PCI Moizer edited the post a few hours later: "Please use this page with respect or you will be banned and maybe even prosecuted. "I would like to remind everyone that this is a Police page and whatever your thoughts on one of my officers seizing drugs in the community, being insulting, abusive or offensive can and will result in a prosecution under the Malicious Communications Act 1988." An effective use of everyone's time.