The post has attracted more than 4,000 responses since hitting the mainstream media. Although plenty of Weibo users praise the initiative, many are uncomfortable with what they consider to be the police promoting snobbery and class resentment. "Although effective, these posters send out the wrong message to rich and poor people. It's snobbish," writes one. Others wonder whether it's not counter-productive to make people the "butt of jokes" when safety should be uppermost in their minds and police priorities.