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| 'Bring me weed': Woman gets perfect response from police after plea for marijuana | 'Bring me weed': Woman gets perfect response from police after plea for marijuana |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| It's probably best not to advertise the fact that you might be prepared to pay for drugs. But that's what one woman did on Twitter - with her desperate plea eliciting a response from none other than the local police. | It's probably best not to advertise the fact that you might be prepared to pay for drugs. But that's what one woman did on Twitter - with her desperate plea eliciting a response from none other than the local police. |
| Rosa Sparkz - not her real name - sent the request on 21 July. | Rosa Sparkz - not her real name - sent the request on 21 July. |
| Somebody bring me weed. I'll pay for it | Somebody bring me weed. I'll pay for it |
| Where should we meet you? https://t.co/5YjcB0kLET | Where should we meet you? https://t.co/5YjcB0kLET |
| But Sparks, from South Florida, was unruffled by the encounter, replying to the police message that she would "have a blunt waiting for you". | But Sparks, from South Florida, was unruffled by the encounter, replying to the police message that she would "have a blunt waiting for you". |
| Since then she has enjoyed the moment of fame the internet has given her. | Since then she has enjoyed the moment of fame the internet has given her. |
| I don't know when the last time my Twitter has been this poppin im so honored you guys!!! | I don't know when the last time my Twitter has been this poppin im so honored you guys!!! |
| Yooo people are going back and forth in my mentions. Is this what famous people feel like on social media? meanwhile I'm high laughing | Yooo people are going back and forth in my mentions. Is this what famous people feel like on social media? meanwhile I'm high laughing |
| Her story made the news. | Her story made the news. |
| Lol I'm on the news in Florida bruh. RT @Melanin_Rose: @Rosa_Sparkz your Twitter poppin lol. I'm rolling one up in your name now! | Lol I'm on the news in Florida bruh. RT @Melanin_Rose: @Rosa_Sparkz your Twitter poppin lol. I'm rolling one up in your name now! |
| So she did some interviews. | So she did some interviews. |
| Now accepting interviews | Now accepting interviews |
| But while her original tweet won her some admirers... | But while her original tweet won her some admirers... |
| @Rosa_Sparkz your article and tweets made my night! | @Rosa_Sparkz your article and tweets made my night! |
| She has also had to deal with those who made clear they were less than impressed with her. | She has also had to deal with those who made clear they were less than impressed with her. |
| @Rosa_Sparkz There is a diff between famous and infamous. What you are is a complete dimwit. Good luck in life, you're going to need it. | @Rosa_Sparkz There is a diff between famous and infamous. What you are is a complete dimwit. Good luck in life, you're going to need it. |
| But that didn't really seem to bother her. | But that didn't really seem to bother her. |
| I even have haters now that don't even know me. Omg #thisislove | I even have haters now that don't even know me. Omg #thisislove |
| And she still got her weed. | And she still got her weed. |
| Yes, I had to drive to it unfortunately. RT @amhechi: @Rosa_Sparkz did u ever get ur weed lol | Yes, I had to drive to it unfortunately. RT @amhechi: @Rosa_Sparkz did u ever get ur weed lol |