A certain Arizona sheriffs deputy isclosing in ona million Facebook followers.
The nearly 100 YouTube videos of him on patrol often clock 1 million views.
He cant walk into a grocery store without fans asking for selfies.
Who is this darling of social media and why is he so popular?
He is Traffic Unit Deputy Frank Sloup of the Pinal Countys Sheriffs Office.
It began when the sheriffs office was looking for a way to improve awareness of local and state laws.
At the time, I was assigned to the traffic unit.
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This lady a Karen her reaction to me wasnot very nice.
That was one of the first episodes.
And we the agency just put it out there.
Sloup stayed cool despite the womans rudeness and a series was born.
Viewers were drawn to his deadpan responses.
People want to ride in the front seat of a cop car, Sloup explained.
Look at shows like Cops, which has been on for decades.
And all the movies about law enforcement, about doing the job.
A job that not just anyone can do.
You see law enforcement all the time, and I think theres a certain curiosity about what actually happens.
How we get to an end result.
People want to know, he said.
Sloup said he took up the practice of Stoicism during his graduate studies.
I dont yell in my personal or professional life.
I dont react emotionally to almost anything, he said.
When someones a jerk, I dont have to tamp reactions down.
Just not one iota.
They dont even exist in my world.
He also became aware of a leadership style known as Servant Leadership.
It is a leadership philosophy that says effective leaders strive to serve others rather than accrue power or control.
