India, Aug. 5 -- Jennifer Escalera, a deputy with Harris County Constable Precinct 5 in Texas, is under fire after a TikTok video she posted, and later deleted, went viral online.

The video, showing her in uniform, carried a caption, "Didn't get cracked last night, so everyone is getting a ticket," which sparked a huge backlash online. Fox 26 even reported she is under investigation following the viral video.

While parts of her uniform were blurred in the clip, her nametag remained clearly visible.

The content spread rapidly on social media, and both citizens and netizens indicated indignation at the level of professionalism of the posting. The video, which apparently was to be a joke, has cast a shadow on the matter of accountability ...