A Bunch Of People Called The Police Because KFC Stores In Britain Ran Out Of Chicken

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This weekend, the people of the United Kingdom suffered a devastating blow after a disruption of the supply chain KFC relies on to supply Britain with deep-fried goodness resulted in a shortage of chicken at restaurants around the country. According to The New York Timeshalf of the company’s 900 locations in the UK have been forced to close a week after the chain commissioned DHL to help to distribute their food— a relationship that’s off to a rousing start.

You’d think most people would figure out a way to deal with what ultimately amounts to a minor inconvenience, but there are apparently a number of diehard KFC customers in Britain who have a hard time dealing with not being able to buy food that makes you hate yourself for a full 24 hours after eating it.

While most people have voiced their displeasure by making the guy responsible for running KFC’s Twitter question why he ever decided to take the job in the first place, some have taken even more drastic measures to express their anger— including calling the cops.

On Tuesday, the department charged with policing the Tower Hamlets in East London sent out a tweet asking people to stop calling them to complain about their inability to get their fried chicken fix, because there is close to literally nothing police officers could give less of a fuck about than a restaurant running out of food.

With that said, my thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Britain at this trying time.

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Connor Toole is the Deputy Editor at BroBible. He is a New England native who went to Boston College and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. Frequently described as "freakishly tall," he once used his 6'10" frame to sneak in the NBA Draft and convince people he was a member of the Utah Jazz.