AndrewBlakeKnox County, Kentucky – A Knox County sheriff’s deputy resigned after he posted a picture on social media of himself posing with a “thumbs up” next to an unconscious woman in a car with the caption, “Another day at work.”
Knox County Sheriff Mike Smith was made aware of the picture Nov. 14 and began an internal investigation, Kentucky.com reported. Deputy John Luttrell resigned after the investigation, the news site stated.
“The Sheriff’s office is committed to providing professional, transparent service to the people of Knox County, and will hold all of its employees to that standard,” Smith told the Mountain Advocate.
Police didn’t release any information on why the woman appeared to be unconscious or the nature of events that led Deputy Luttrell to the scene.
Social media reaction was mixed on the Facebook post made by Kentucky.com.
“Good news: you got more shares than other picture you’ve ever posted,” said a Jenny Schnurr on the Kentucky.com Facebook page. “Bad news: your boss saw it and you don’t come out looking great. Oops.”
Wrote a Tom Wilson: “I don’t understand how he can get fired for that. He didn’t do anything wrong.”
A Glenda Amon replied to Wilson’s post: “His job isn’t to post pics on social media. His job is to protect and serve.”
“He violated the public trust and company policy,” said a Jenny Sa.
“Because a medical professional doesn’t post selfies of diabetes amputees, nor lung cancer stge 4, hospice patients?” a Nicole Lindon wrote.
“Shouldn’t lose your job over that,” a Donald Stump added.
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