PLAINSBORO — An iconic photo used in an Instagram post is at the center of an internal investigation by a Central Jersey police department.

MyCentralJersey.com reported it was sent a screenshot of an Instagram post on the account of Plainsboro Police Sgt. Brett Olma, using a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of a Vietnam War protest at Kent State in Ohio with the words,  "I bet those snowflakes didn't do that (expletive) again."

The photo, taken by John Filo, shows a woman kneeling over a man lying on the ground after he was fatally shot by Ohio National Guard troops, and played a part in increasing public opinion against the Vietnam War.

According to the report, the 14-year veteran of the department responded to a series of comments about the photo and called criticism of the post "typical hypocrisy from a libtard."

"Good luck with your social justice from your mommy's basement," Olma wrote.

Plainsboro Lt. John Bresnen told the newspaper the department is aware of the "incident."

Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com.

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