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One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson Rows With Police Over Cannabis Discovery

One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson Rows With Police Over Cannabis Discovery

The One Director star found himself in a public spat with a police officer

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One Direction star Louis Tomlinson found himself in a public spat with a police officer on Friday, after claiming officers should not use their individual social media accounts to post opinions on criminal cases.

Tomlinson was referring to a recent post from PSCO Caroline Foster, who tweeted about a news report claiming West Yorkshire Police had discovered a cannabis farm after spotting a snow-free roof.

The singer accused the officers of 'gloating' and asked his 33 million followers: "Goes without saying the work the English police do is incredible but why the need for individual twitters?"

What followed was a back-and-forth between Tomlinson and one of the officers who retweeted Foster's post, Sam Hollings, who eventually said: "Lets be very clear. It's illegal, it funds organised crime, and having a bit of a whinge on Twitter won't stop the police enforcing the law. I take it all these comments are from campaigners and political and social reformists? No? Just having a whinge then."

Meow! Naturally, numerous Tomlinson fans (not to mention weed advocates) were on standby to lay into the officer for his comments.

One user said: "It wouldn't fund organized crime if it wasn't illegal. Classic example of government creating its own issues," while another added: "These brainwashed cops are too ignorant to understand that or care. Laughable really.

"Whether he intended to or not, the OD star has opened a can of worms with his comments, sparking an ongoing debate over the legalization of cannabis (despite the fact the original point raised was related to the use of social media).

Guess that's what happens when share an opinion with a 33 million-strong following.


Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: Police, Cannabis, UK