Plenty of Selfies to Choose From
After being arrested in Sydney, NSW, Australia, Amy Sharp, 18, allegedly escaped custody. Police released her mug shot, and a local TV station posted it on their Facebook page. Within minutes, the first comment on the post came in — from Amy Sharp, who submitted a much nicer picture of herself with the request, “Can you use this photo please, and thank you. Yours truly Amy Sharp XX”. That led to the post going viral: Sharp’s comment was “Liked” tens of thousands of times, and all the attention led to Sharp’s quick capture. (RC/Sydney Morning Herald) ...She didn’t mind, as long as they got a fresh mug shot.Original Publication Date: 11 September 2016
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
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