Not as bad as this though. Story out of Newfoundland And Labrador:
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary really wants it to be known: It is a Canadian police service in Newfoundland and Labrador, with no U.S. political affiliations.
It's a message the force has been sending a lot, especially this week since the launch of the Republican convention in Ohio.
Due to an acronym similarity, the RNC in Canada has been getting dozens of Twitter messages meant for the Republican National Committee in the United States.
The mixups started about two years ago, according to RNC Const. Geoff Higdon, who looks after the Constabulary's Twitter account. But since the convention kicked off in Cleveland on Monday, the trickle of tweets has turned into a torrent.
Despite the thousands of Twitter notifications, and a few vulgar tweets, Higdon said those responding to the police department have been overwhelmingly positive.
He said the police force were aware of the other RNC when they chose their Twitter handle, but thought the police might have history on their side.
"We figured, 'Hey, we've been here since 1729, maybe we've beaten everybody to it.'" Cont.
Story from - CBC News
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