Police offend vegan with meaty breakfast tweet

A police team in North Wales thought they could get away with posting a photo of their team breakfast on Twitter without causing controversy, but they were surprised when a Twitter user called them out for posting a photo that would be offensive to vegans.

According to Indy 100, the Rural Crime Team in North Wales posted the team breakfast on December 18, and the meating was a very meat-centric meal. The table was laden with two serving platters of eggs, another two platters piled high with sausage, and a big plate of bacon. There was also toast, a bowl of baked beans, and what looks like a smaller mushrooms in the background, but judging from the breakfast, it doesn’t look like there are a lot of vegans on the Rural Crime Team.

https://twitter.com/NWPRuralCrime/status/942698407436673025

There are some in the area, though, and a user going by “Diana” sent a tweet calling them out for the meat-heavy breakfast.

“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,” Diana posted in a since-deleted tweet.

The Rural Crime Team posted a screenshot of Diana’s Tweet and declared they’d no longer be answering comments or questions on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/NWPRuralCrime/status/947395238020243457

Some people really were offended, but more by Diana’s comment than the police photo.

https://twitter.com/OfficalDB/status/947775763671109632https://twitter.com/SteelDalek1/status/949626785934860288https://twitter.com/Lorrain27048741/status/947495077022195713

From the looks of that photo, the Rural Crime Team is getting plenty of protein. A protein-heavy breakfast can help you feel full and energized longer, so here are 17 more protein-packed breakfasts that aren’t eggs.

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