Last week, the genius posted a tweet with a number to call regarding a musical internship. His tweets are seen by over 590 000 followers. The number was the official help line for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. One of the officials compared the phone traffic to that after an earthquake or a mass shooting; one referred to it as a phone flash mob (but no, this is a flash mob). That’s how Twitter destroys a sheriff’s department.
The rapper’s followers were unaware whose number it was until they called. Most hung up after realizing it was a prank. But some smart ones stayed on to inquire about the special internship. After some investigations, The Game was unveiled as the culprit and was asked to take it down. Which he did, without apologizing, and blamed a friend. He did respond later with an intellectual tweet, mocking the department. Who knows why celebrities use Twitter to mock each other, but they do.
During the few hours The Game’s followers terrorized the department, there were calls about a missing person, a stolen car, domestic violence and robberies. No report on whether the department solved those mysteries.
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