The 'Florida Acorn Cop Shooting' meme originated from bodycam footage released in early 2024 involving an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy. In the video, a deputy misinterprets the sound of an acorn hitting his patrol car roof as a gunshot, leading him to perform a dramatic combat roll and unload his weapon into the vehicle where a suspect was detained. The absurdity of the overreaction—specifically the deputy shouting 'I'm hit!' and 'Shots fired!' over a piece of falling fruit—immediately turned the incident into a global sensation. It is commonly used as a template to mock extreme overreactions, paranoia, or situations where someone perceives a minor inconvenience as a catastrophic event.