While many faced snow and ice storms over the last several days, one Kentucky police station had a unique and lighthearted response. The Louisville Metro police posted a series of tweets that went viral for their self-aware humor. The first is a photo of a truck with snow covering the windshield, except for a spot in front of the driver. The caption read, “You do you, king. Sigh.”
This began a series of #LMPDSnowThoughts tweets. These include telling people to stay home, because “we’re not ready for you yet.” Another reads: if people do “something so egregious” as getting out of their cars, they will get a ticket. This is followed by, “We don’t make the rules.”
Should the department’s social media remain “Balanced” or stay “unhinged”?
— LMPD (@LMPD) January 26, 2026
The Kentucky police continue the tweets, becoming more self-aware with each one. One such tweet calls out the 6th Division officers for sledding with a statement, “proactive police work… We’ll circle back on that, mind your business.” Following this is a series of slightly unhinged tweets detailing a battle with HR over the nature of the tweets. They describe not realizing how many were sent until they saw HR’s “finger moving like a slot machine.”…