Oxford PD deletes controversial Tweet following Dak Prescott DUI news
By Nick Cole
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Late Saturday night, news broke of a DUI arrest for former Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott.
According to the report, Prescott was taken in by Starkville police for his trangression on Saturday morning, just weeks before he is expected to be selected in the NFL Draft.
Shortly after the news broke on Saturday night, the Oxford, Miss. police department’s Twitter account fired off a now-deleted message that sparked a small internet controversy.
Looks like @OxfordPolice just deleted this tweet that sparked a bit of social media outrage. Reposting here: pic.twitter.com/5m6EPhoKzq
— C.J. LeMaster (@CJLeMaster) March 13, 2016
That image of Kermit the Frog sipping tea is used in a popular meme that is typically used to convey a message of “But that’s none of my business.” Some people use these to indirectly draw attention to someone else’s mistakes or shortcomings.
Many people, including Mississippi State fans, took offense to the Tweet from the police department located in the home town of the Ole Miss Rebels.
When they started feeling the heat from the internet, the department decided to delete the Tweet and send out the following messages:
Whoever controls @OxfordPolice's Twitter account — known for being saucy w/SEC teams — then clarified further. pic.twitter.com/2htasqqOED
— C.J. LeMaster (@CJLeMaster) March 13, 2016
While that sentiment is nice, some people were not buying the retraction and explanation.
Right. To me, it's more of a question how taxpayer dollars are being spent versus the whole "PC crowd" argument here https://t.co/BSUwKzQRiy
— C.J. LeMaster (@CJLeMaster) March 13, 2016
@OxfordPolice classless move- this is coming from a 2X @olemissalumni. Shouldn't be celebrating misfortunes of student athletes.
— Michael Seger (@MSeger11) March 13, 2016
@OxfordPolice nice show of class from the boys in Blue. #HailState
— 2021 CWS Champions (@MSUHailState) March 13, 2016
Nick Cole is a former print journalist with several years of experience covering the SEC. Born and raised in SEC country, he has taken in the game-day experience at all 14 stadiums.
