An Idaho law enforcement officer who was placed on leave following a viral TikTok video targeting NBA star LeBron James was fired on Thursday for what the mayor described as "his failure to follow clearly laid out well-established policies." It wasn't until my LeBron James TikTok struck a political nerve that they started to pay attention and complain about it and came up with forms of discipline." The video received millions of views, but led to the Bellevue Marshal's Office eventually fired Silvester, he said. Silvester said in another video he posted following the suspension that the working title of his book is "Never Off Duty." He also explained to KTVB-TV that the whole purpose of his TikTok account was to "humanize the badge."

Source: Fox News May 28, 2021 03:45 UTC