#FirstThingsFirst - To twerk or not to twerk?

A detective in the New York City Police department’s special victims’ unit is raising eyebrows after appearing in a raunchy pole-dancing video that’s gone viral. Melissa Mercado, a seven-year veteran of New York’s Finest, popped up on a music video published by World Hip Hop, which shows the curvy cop gyrating and shaking her body while wearing only a thong and a skimpy bra. The team discussed respectability politics, examining whether the outrage and the fact that she may lose her job, are warranted.