NYPD gets massively trolled after tweeting on Notre Dame fire; check Twitter reactions

Angry social media questioned the NYPD about how would the fire in any case spread to New York? One of the users asked: "what is the risk of it spreading to the US."

New Delhi: The New York Police Department tweet’s expressing caution after the tragic fire engulfed the Notre Dame Cathedral in the Paris, landed the department in trouble at the micro-blogging website, as a number of users from across the world bashed it mercilessly. The NYPD was trolled after its counter-terrorism bureau posted about “closely monitoring” the fire at the Notre Dame, and about how they assess the event “ may or may not impact the New York City”. "We are closely monitoring the fire at the #NotreDame Cathedral in Paris, France... As our followers know, we tweet immediately about most large scale international events to inform you, as we assess how they may or may not impact NYC," NYPD's Counter terrorism Bureau tweeted on Monday. Angry social media questioned the NYPD about how would the fire in any case spread to New York? One of the users asked: "what is the risk of it spreading to the US." "How does Game of Thrones season 8 impact NYC? Thank you in advance, I'll take my answer off the air," tweeted another user.

We are closely monitoring the fire at the #NotreDame Cathedral in Paris, France pic.twitter.com/APUe57lbSo

— NYPDCounterterrorism (@NYPDCT) April 15, 2019

As our followers know, we tweet immediately about most large scale international events to inform you, as we assess how they may or may not impact NYC.

— NYPDCounterterrorism (@NYPDCT) April 15, 2019

Here is how the netizens reacted to the tweeet:

How does Game of Thrones season 8 impact NYC? Thank you in advance I’ll take my aswer off the air

— Sexy Picklefeather (@ticklefriends) April 15, 2019

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it is the NYPD Counterterrorism department there to monitor the situation

— Mel Mudkiper (@Mel_Mudkiper) April 15, 2019

I knew you guys liked dressing up and playing spies where you have no jurisdiction in violation of the law, but i didn't know you had escalated to playing spooky spies in foreign countries.

— Bipolar Agitators Caucus (@FrankManic) April 15, 2019

IS THE ATLANTIC FLAMMABLE???

— Rick Fott 🎩☝️🏆 (@ghoticake) April 15, 2019

I never realized fire is sentient and could fly across the Atlantic Ocean Also: pic.twitter.com/91AuQElyms

— MarcusTulliusCicero (@MarcusTullius13) April 15, 2019

Glad the best and brightest are out there to monitor whether a church burning in France will effect New York

— Mel Mudkiper (@Mel_Mudkiper) April 15, 2019

It doesn't take much of an assessment to judge how a fire in France will impact people in New York, surely?

— Jackie P (@jackiepatie) April 15, 2019