{"id":87982,"date":"2017-02-04T05:13:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T10:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=87982"},"modified":"2017-02-04T05:13:01","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T10:13:01","slug":"atlanta-police-backfire-with-tweet-about-beyonce-and-gunfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/04\/atlanta-police-backfire-with-tweet-about-beyonce-and-gunfire\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta police backfire with tweet about Beyonce and gunfire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Atlanta police admit they backfired with a tweet urging people not to celebrate Beyonce’s pregnancy with celebratory gunfire. (Photo: Ana y Mar\u00eda Quintana y Gonz\u00e1lez\/Flickr<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Atlanta police admit they backfired with a tweet urging people not to celebrate Beyonce’s pregnancy with celebratory gunfire.<\/p>\n

Following the singer’s announcement Wednesday that she’s pregnant with twins, the department tweeted, \u201cBeyonce may have everyone wanting to celebrate her pregnancy, but remember no celebratory gunfire! Stay safe, Atlanta!”<\/p>\n

Police spokesman Sgt. Warren Pickard told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http:\/\/on-ajc.com\/2k4ZxLV ) some people found it funny while others were offended.<\/p>\n

The department soon deleted the tweet and sent out another apologizing for the \u201cinappropriate\u201d tweet.<\/p>\n

Pickard said the decision was made to take the tweet down \u201cbecause it doesn’t focus on what we do every day as a public safety department.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to somehow add comedic relief to the things going on around the world, and we missed the mark,\u201d Pickard said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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