Minnesota Police Department Trolls One Direction In Anti-Drunk Driving Tweet

Police in Minnesota poked fun at One Direction in order to spread a very serious message over the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Wyoming Police Department tweeted Wednesday that anyone they busted for drunk driving would face dire consequences . Namely, they’d be forced to listen to One Direction cover bands as officers transported them to jail.

That’s right not even the British boy band’s original tracks, but tribute acts’ versions . The amusing post immediately went viral, and garnered thousands of likes and retweets in the first 24 hours. 

The department followed it up with a more serious warning of what could happen to people tempted to drink alcohol and then get behind the wheel:

It returned to trolling One Direction two days later, however, after Twitter user @American_red13 asked what would happen if the suspect actually liked the group’s music:

While regularly using its Twitter feed to issue alerts and report on serious matters, the department also often takes a lighter look at life in the city of Wyoming, as seen below: