'Too trendy' text alert by police force backfires

Police in Avon and Somerset (UK), are being ridiculed for using placards in Bristol's Kingswood area written in text message terminology, reports The Guardian.

"One says: 'Du ur olds knw whr U r o wot ur doin coz D bil wl tel em', which translates as 'Do your parents know where you are or what you are doing? Because the police will tell them.'

The signs, intended to reduce crime, have been attacked for straining too hard. Guy Bailey, a Jamaican community leader, said: 'It is wrong for the police to single out any one particular group, especially in a manner such as this. These signs should be written so everybody can understand them.'

A police spokesman said: 'This was considered the best way to reach people.'

emily | 11:22 AM | SMS used by the Police |
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