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| West Yorkshire police officer mock homeless couple after posting 'walk of shame' image on Twitter | |
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| A police force has been criticised for shaming a homeless couple online after confiscating their uninsured vehicle. | |
| West Yorkshire Police officers tweeted a picture of the couple on Thursday, after they seized their vehicle for being on the roads while uninsured. | West Yorkshire Police officers tweeted a picture of the couple on Thursday, after they seized their vehicle for being on the roads while uninsured. |
| In the tweet – now deleted – the officers said that the driver had been living of the car. | In the tweet – now deleted – the officers said that the driver had been living of the car. |
| The accompanying image was captioned “#luggagewalkofshame” and showed the backs of the pair – who have not been identified – as they carried away their suitcases. | The accompanying image was captioned “#luggagewalkofshame” and showed the backs of the pair – who have not been identified – as they carried away their suitcases. |
| The tweet, sent from the official WYP Road Policing Unit account, was swiftly condemned online. | The tweet, sent from the official WYP Road Policing Unit account, was swiftly condemned online. |
| Stay classy West Yorkshire Police http://t.co/JCmdFSlpyu | Stay classy West Yorkshire Police http://t.co/JCmdFSlpyu |
| West Yorkshire Police evict homeless couple living in their car, then brag about it on Twitter @WYP_RPU pic.twitter.com/7GG439slfB | West Yorkshire Police evict homeless couple living in their car, then brag about it on Twitter @WYP_RPU pic.twitter.com/7GG439slfB |
| Patronising and insensitive tweets by @WYP_RPU - not to mention extremely unprofessional. #notcool #notfunny http://t.co/2ytJQh4nDg | Patronising and insensitive tweets by @WYP_RPU - not to mention extremely unprofessional. #notcool #notfunny http://t.co/2ytJQh4nDg |
| Shocked to the core. @wyp_rpu are utter scumbags. Seized car of homeless people and then tweeted a pic to shame them! http://t.co/JSJRa04mYv | Shocked to the core. @wyp_rpu are utter scumbags. Seized car of homeless people and then tweeted a pic to shame them! http://t.co/JSJRa04mYv |
| In a statement a spokesperson for the force said: "This was clearly an inappropriate tweet which we immediately removed from our Twitter account, and we are looking into the circumstances as to why it was posted. | In a statement a spokesperson for the force said: "This was clearly an inappropriate tweet which we immediately removed from our Twitter account, and we are looking into the circumstances as to why it was posted. |
| "Regardless of any offences people have committed they still deserve their human dignity and we would apologise for the offence this has caused." | "Regardless of any offences people have committed they still deserve their human dignity and we would apologise for the offence this has caused." |
| A second tweet, also removed, was spotted by the Huddersfield Examiner, in which officers again confiscated the car of a homeless individual who was on the roads without either a license or insurance. | A second tweet, also removed, was spotted by the Huddersfield Examiner, in which officers again confiscated the car of a homeless individual who was on the roads without either a license or insurance. |
| In this instance they only photographed the vehicle, but captioned the image with “#carinsurancenothomeinsurance”. | In this instance they only photographed the vehicle, but captioned the image with “#carinsurancenothomeinsurance”. |