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Viral Bangkok 'Arrested' Cat Mugshot Meme

The image is a viral meme featuring a grey tabby cat posing for a police mugshot, positioned in front of a hand-drawn height measurement board marked with numbers 10, 15, and 20. A circular inset in the top right corner shows the same cat having its paw pressed onto an ink pad for a paw print as part of a mock police booking process, held by a uniformed officer. Text at the bottom of the image reads 'Cat "arrested" in Bangkok after biting police officer, mugshot goes viral.' The cat has large wide eyes and a neutral, slightly confused expression, wearing a grey fabric collar with a pink identification tag. The humor comes from the absurd application of standard human criminal booking procedures to a pet cat.
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Cat "arrested" in Bangkok after biting police officer, mugshot goes viral.

Overview

The image is a viral meme featuring a grey tabby cat posing for a police mugshot, positioned in front of a hand-drawn height measurement board marked with numbers 10, 15, and 20. A circular inset in the top right corner shows the same cat having its paw pressed onto an ink pad for a paw print as part of a mock police booking process, held by a uniformed officer. Text at the bottom of the image reads 'Cat "arrested" in Bangkok after biting police officer, mugshot goes viral.' The cat has large wide eyes and a neutral, slightly confused expression, wearing a grey fabric collar with a pink identification tag. The humor comes from the absurd application of standard human criminal booking procedures to a pet cat.

Origin notes

This meme originates from a real viral lighthearted news event that took place in Bangkok, Thailand, where local police jokingly processed a cat that bit an officer on duty. The image was shared on X.com (formerly Twitter) by the account @WholesomeMeme, with additional watermarks from content creator accounts 'brainy monkey' and @thebrainypedia visible on the image. It spread widely across social media platforms due to its silly, wholesome, and absurd premise.

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