‘We’re not robots’: Police officer slams person who left fake £100 fine on his windscreen for ‘shopping on the job’ when he stopped for a sandwich after working SEVEN hours at the scene of a baby’s death
- Officer, who works in North of England, shared incident on Twitter on Monday
- Found note reading ‘£100 fine for shopping on duty’ after popping into Tesco
- Explained how they had just spent seven hours at the sudden death of a baby
- Thousands replied thanking officer for hard work and said note was ‘disgusting’
A police officer has slammed a person who left an angry note on their car when they stopped for a sandwich after seven hours the scene of a baby’s death.
Sharing the incident on Twitter account @NorthWestCop, the officer explained they popped into a Tesco to get some food after the difficult job.
However when they got back to their patrol vehicle they found the note saying ‘£100 fine for shopping on duty’.
The person, whose bio explained they have spent 15 years on the frontline, ended the short tweet asking people to ‘be kind’ and remember officers are ‘not robots’.
An officer, from the North of England, who stopped to buy a sandwich after seven hours at the sudden death of a baby returned to their patrol car to find an angry note (file picture)
They asked people to remember officers are ‘not robots’ and to ‘be kind’ after sharing the story
Since sharing the encounter on social media on Monday, the officer’s tweet has received 69.3K likes and 9,000 retweets.
The officer wrote: ‘Just left Tesco. Handwritten note on the windscreen of my patrol car. “£100 fine for shopping on duty”.
‘If only I could tell the person who wrote it that I have just spent the last 7 hours at the sudden death of a baby. I’d bought a sandwich. We’re not robots. #BeKind #WoundUp’
Thousands of people replied to the tweet, saying they were shocked that someone had left the note on the officer’s car and apologising for the words.
Thousands of people responded to the tweet and thanked the officer for their service and work keeping members of the public safe
One Twitter user said that people should let emergency services members jump queues when they’re on duty
One outraged person said: ‘That’s disgusting! I’m so sorry someone felt the need to do that. The majority of us think you’re amazing for doing the job you do.’
And someone else tweeted: ‘Hand in there. There are millions of us who can’t thank you enough for all you do. When humanity runs away from danger, you run towards it. Society owes you and your dedicated colleagues an enormous debt of gratitude.’
While others said they would have let the officer go ahead of them in the shop queue as a small gesture of thanks for their work.
‘We, the general public, should always let emergency services ahead in the queue. Thank you to you and your colleagues for what you do to keep us all safe,’ one person said.
Some were not quite so sympathetic to the officer’s story, with one tweeting ‘can I use this defense next time you nick me for doing 34MPH in a 30MPH zone?’
However some were not quite so sympathetic, with one person writing: ‘we’re not robots. Can I use this defense next time you nick me for doing 34MPH in a 30MPH zone?’
The officer replied to the outpouring of support on Tuesday writing that they had been ‘blown away by the response’.
They continued: ‘It’s hard to see at time, as we deal with the worst society has to offer most days, but the good people clearly far outweigh the bad based on the messages I have received. My faith in humanity is restored. Thank you.’
The officer tweeted again to thank Twitter users for their support and encouraging words