‘Where should we meet you?’ Cops respond to Florida woman’s Twitter weed request
A careless marijuana procurer who goes by the name @Rosa_Sparkz received a shock, when her quest to buy the drug online was met with a keen response from the Palm Beach County’s Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), and then went viral.
“Somebody bring me weed. I'll pay for it,” Twitter user @Rosa_Sparkz said.
Somebody bring me weed😩. I'll pay for it
— Goddess (@Rosa_Sparkz) July 21, 2015
In just minutes, PBSO’s Twitter account responded with a joking "Where should we meet you?" The tweet spread like wildfire, and has since received over 30 thousand shares.
Where should we meet you? https://t.co/5YjcB0kLET
— PBSO (@PBCountySheriff) July 21, 2015
“My first reaction was that I thought it was a troll account. That was until I saw the verified check mark and all of the retweets started coming in,” Sparkz told the Deep Commotion blog.
Rather than being scared by the unexpected respondent, Sparkz embraced the moment, also calling out for vodka, and later confessing that she was “high laughing.”
“When it went viral I got really excited. I was having a pretty boring night after work but this definitely sparked some life [in]to my night!” said Sparkz.
I'm famous Yall!!! 😎🙏🏽
— Goddess (@Rosa_Sparkz) July 22, 2015
“I definitely don’t regret it. I am relishing ... these five minutes of internet fame!”
Sparkz said the police made no attempt to contact her in the aftermath, despite possession of up to 20 grams of marijuana being a misdemeanor with a possible jail sentence of up to one year in Florida.
While most approved of the light-hearted exchange over a crime that is quickly disappearing from the US legal landscape, due to a raft of legalizations, others were not amused.
.@PBCountySheriff, with a $500 million budget, apparently types "weed" into Twitter search box to fight crime: http://t.co/zweKYAhN4P
— Ray Downs (@raydowns) July 22, 2015
This girl is now famous because she does illegal things and something funny happened @PBCountySheriff@Rosa_Sparkz
— terah dom (@xTerahh) July 22, 2015
The County Sheriffs in Jupiter, FL are #petty! But I guess she shouldn't be tweeting about weed if it's illegal lol
http://t.co/CSEFsdBeLo
— AP (@askashleyp) July 22, 2015