The Bengaluru City Police’s social media team has definitely mastered the art of using pop cultural references to put across its message to the public.
While we’ve seen references to Game of Thrones, and Harry Potter in the past, the latest addition is the popular TV show Stranger Things.
Check out the tweet asking people to wear a helmet while driving.
What do you think its trying to say?
— BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) June 11, 2017
On a scale of 1-10 for how ignorant you're when you dont care for your life, you're an ELEVEN. pic.twitter.com/gKVS2NmmSh
In the original show, a supernatural thriller, the mother of a boy, who goes missing, communicates with him through the light bulbs on the wall.
Get it? Quite cool, right? And the police has also been receiving plenty of compliments.
Where can I apply to be a part of this amazing social media team <3 ?
— Raghav Devgon. (@raaghavvd) June 11, 2017
Fantastic!
— TheSignOfFive (@TheSignOfFive) June 12, 2017
Clearly the admin has Netflix and watches Stranger Things.. good one though!
— Krithika Rao (@knkrithika) June 11, 2017
Truly brilliant @BlrCityPolice
— Karandeep S. Kapany (@kdskapany) June 12, 2017
A few months ago, the Bengaluru-based marketing startup Crowd Kart took over the city police’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts and have given it a complete revamp.
Read our earlier story here: Turning GoT theories into safety tips: Bengaluru police’s social media feed has swag