The police department of Mumbai, India, does three things: They protect. They serve. They provide teh LOLZ. Whoever is running the Twitter account for the police department of the Indian megapolis (population: 18 million) has a strong social media and meme game. They spread safety tips, crime prevention ideas, and community news bulletins with the pictures, GIFs, memes, and creative uses of trending topics and hashtags that you, Internet resident, absolutely treasure.
Such as Stranger Things.
Mumbai, We will never break this rule of our 'Party' ! The promise of your safety! pic.twitter.com/WWTvBYPYkA
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) November 5, 2017
They really dig Stranger Things.
#StrangerThings can happen if you try driving your car with this 'Pure Fuel' #DontDrinkAndDrive pic.twitter.com/yWeceTfWAt
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) November 3, 2017
Yes, you are always a notch higher #Mumbaikar ! Thank you for being there with us #MumbaiFirst #MumbaikarFirst pic.twitter.com/P828MDxr9O
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) November 9, 2017
And Pirate of the Caribbean.
Just like Jack Sparrow, learn from your mistakes and avoid sorrow #Always4Mumbai pic.twitter.com/RnD1O0ZNt4
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) November 28, 2017
Even the police idolize Katniss.
We will make sure that fear doesn’t get to play its ‘games’ in our city #4Ever4Mumbai #WomenSafety pic.twitter.com/vl54GTIACa
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) November 27, 2017
And superheroes, of course.
It takes very little to be a superhero- stay alert, and #jointheforce! #Dial100 if you spot anything suspicious pic.twitter.com/NZd89pLCrv
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) September 9, 2017
Superman may not be able to reach everywhere! We recommend dialling 100! #SafetyFirst pic.twitter.com/vZJaP4aIgY
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) October 16, 2017
They can even make Monica Gellar likeable!
Rules are often a man's best 'Friends'. Will help you indeed #RulesForAReason pic.twitter.com/UL3CDnPbTi
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) October 22, 2017
Over the last couple of years, news stories about police departments have gone viral because they are very, very bad stories: shooting unarmed civilians, and things like that. But by being friendly, supportive, and relatable, at the very least the Mumbai Police have won back hearts and minds. People on Twitter are absolutely loving it.
Wow..@MumbaiPolice
You are really the boss of streets of Mumbai and Social Media.
Hats off!!! https://t.co/4Mpd9Wmkn4
— boredbanker (@iboredbanker) November 29, 2017
You are really the boss of streets of Mumbai and Social Media.
Hats off!!!!
People are digging how in-touch it makes the department seem.
Really like some state police being tech savvy, Mumbai especially. https://t.co/vDW31njwA0
— Karthikeyan (@ratkutti) November 29, 2017
Really like some state police being tech savvy, Mumbai especially.
Count on @MumbaiPolice to always keep up with popular culture.? https://t.co/opqaQRcEWB
— Dishi Gahlowt (@dishi_gahlowt) November 3, 2017
Count on @MumbaiPolice to always keep up with popular culture.
Here, here!
again, whoever's handling this, GIVE THEM A M'F'ing RAISE https://t.co/TgDtuXkeWf
— Rishi (@rishid_9) November 9, 2017
again, whoever’s handling this, GIVE THEM A M’Fing RAISE