The following is via Sky News:
A police force has apologized after posting a photograph of two men dressed in Nazi uniforms on its official Twitter page.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) removed the tweet from their traffic feed, which showed the men wearing SS uniforms and standing next to a German military Kubelwagen.
The tweet was posted on Sunday and captioned: “M62 J22 on the west Yorkshire border. These two likely lads trying to invade.”
But one Twitter user, Shulem Stern, saw the post and complained to the force.
Mr Stern, who is part of Stamford Hill’s Orthodox Jewish Community, posted: “Two guys dressed in SS uniform tweeted by official @gmpolice account. Not right.”
He later said that the “insensitive SS uniform tweet” had been removed before re-tweeting an apology from GM Police.
GM Police’s tweet read: “It has been removed and we will speak to those involved. It was unacceptable.”
Following the incident, a GMP spokesman said: “A tweet was posted on a GMP local social media account on Sunday 7 August 2016, which caused offence to a number of people.
“This post was deleted as soon as were made aware of it and we apologise for its content, as it was unacceptable.
“This matter has been referred to GMP’s Professional Standards Branch.”
(Source: Sky News)
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Woops… sorry, Antisemitism? Nah… just kidding..
This and many others are wake up calls for us to mend our ways. The danger is real and is right behind the door. We have to sincerely return to H”kbh. It’s not enough to just be frum externally and follow social norms.
If we see certain patterns around us and when we think honestly we know they are wrong. Even if important people are either not speaking against them perhaps even supporting them and maybe actually participating, wer’e not aloud to shrug our shoulders. Each and every one of us is responsible to stop and reverse the dangerous spiritual trend. We must really do teshuva.
How much longer are we going to be so crazy about every time someone puts on a costume? Were we the only people affected by the war?. Millions of people died not just six. And millions more were affected by the war.
#1, I’d be more concerned about un uniformed ISIS people lurking all over the UK. While the picture of the SS is distasteful, the real threat of Muslim Terrorists is real and that should be of concern
To #1 – do you have any experience with GMP? I have. They are as useless & antisemitic as any BNP thug.
As for your post…. you are saying that because people aren’t frum or keep quiet when they see wrongdoings, that is why these 2 moronic cops dressed themselves up as Nazis? Totally irrational & incomprehensible. You make absolutely no sense at all.
dont worry they will get theirs very soon .
from the muslims , and they wont be laughing
the joke will be on those fake nazi idots