When you think of viral videos of police officers, you may not imagine your local police department lip-syncing pop songs. But this new online trend is taking the internet by storm. To show a more positive side of their departments, many stations all over the country have participated in a lip-sync challenge. While these challenges were created to make viewers laugh, their driving purpose was to create a connection between officers and their communities. They hope to remind civilians that behind every badge is a person who isn’t all that different from you. The challenge started when Alexander Mena, a deputy in the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office in Texas, posted a video of himself lip-syncing “Fuiste Mala” by the Kumbia Kings on June 19 of this year. His video, which gained over 1.5 million views, encouraged other officers to follow suit. Mena, a recruiting-team deputy with Bexar County for three years, has been making lip-sync videos since he downloaded Snapchat on his phone. The day he recorded this particular video, he sent it to his sergeant, who passed it along to the officers who handle social media for their office. Then it went viral. Police Officers Sing Their Hearts Out CHECK OUT THESE LIP-SYNC CHALLENGES ACROSS THE U.S.
“What Makes You Beautiful.” The popularity of these initial challenges inspired other stations to create their own videos featuring entire departments singing and dancing in unison. Some of the videos with the most views are the Norfolk Police Department lip-syncing Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk,” the Apple Valley Police Department lip-syncing The Tokens’ “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” and the San Francisco Police Department lip-syncing Too Short’s “Blow the Whistle.” Keep checking your social media to see who gets challenged next!
Several of the other individual officers responded with their own videos of mainstream hits like ‘N Sync’s “Bye Bye Bye” and One Direction’s
3 Workers’ Compensation Claims You Won’t Believe
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Workers’ comp claims are serious situations, and when you deal with Paul, Larry, or Kelly, you’ll get some serious experience. We’ve helped countless employees receive compensation after being severely injured at work. Cases are often contested by employers, or the comp carrier won’t authorize much- needed medical treatment and benefit payments, and the subsequent emotional trauma can cause significant turmoil in the lives of hard-working people. These, however, are not those situations. Here are three of the craziest workers’ compensation claims you’re ever going to read (not our cases!) Bubble Bath A remote employee who worked at home filed a claim because she had slipped and fallen while taking a bubble bath. Initially, the claim was denied because, well, she was
taking a bubble bath on the clock. But upon closer examination, it was shown that the employee was performing work duties at the time because she had been speaking with a client on the phone while bathing. The client confirmed the accident, and the claim was paid. What she gained in monetary funds, however, she lost in a career — she was fired. Drinking on the Job An insurance company received a claim from a woman who said she had so many extraneous stressors that she could only cope by drinking. She asserted that her supervisor was so rude and belittling to her that she was forced to drink on the job to calm her nerves. The only issue was that she wasn’t drinking ingestible alcohol — she was drinking hand sanitizer. Office Party Halloween at the office can always be an interesting time for coworkers because of the
props that are used. One office party turned especially dangerous when a woman who dressed up as a Playboy Bunny bent over to reach a file. When she came back up, one of her ears poked a coworker in his eye. The insurance company was forced to pay the claim, but not without a friendly reminder to keep her ears to herself. With Larry Brick on board, our firm is prepared to handle the most complicated workers’ comp claims. While they may not be as crazy as these, we’re confident we can handle your straightforward or complex case. Contact us today if you’ve been in a work- related accident, and let us help you get the most out of your claim.
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