Cops Are Swarming TikTok to Try to Destigmatize Law Enforcement

Police officers are flocking to the platform, hoping to go viral and maybe even change people’s perceptions of law enforcement

Gaby Del Valle
GEN
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8 min readJan 2, 2020

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Illustration: Katie Carey

NNicholas McGehee is one of a handful of police officers in a central Florida town of about 2,500 people. He handles everything from civil matters…

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Gaby Del Valle
GEN
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Gaby Del Valle is a freelance writer who lives in Brooklyn. She is the co-founder of BORDER/LINES, a weekly newsletter about immigration policy. @gabydvj