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Police need to understand what law enforcement interests might outweigh the free speech protection of livestreaming – and under what circumstances
A quick scroll through these influencers’ pages will inspire you to get off the station couch and hit the gym – or at least consider it!
One used Twitter to heckle a city critic, the other used Facebook to anonymously talk policy with citizens
Both officers will appeal, saying they shouldn’t be disciplined for something shared online as private citizens
Community attitudes toward law enforcement are much different in real life from what we are led to believe online
Here are some ways to switch up the content on your PD’s social media pages to keep your audience engaged
Police leaders must evaluate recruitment communications and techniques, as well as uncover new methods to help with outreach messaging
Public safety agencies should continue to establish social media pages as long as they are properly labeled, post applicable restrictions and are neutrally applied
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A Los Angeles police officer, moved by the beauty of the music, asked the woman if he could film her
A recent series of articles alleged that a significant number of LEOs were members of “closed” groups on social media that have racist, sexist, or other extremist ideologies
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The officers’ Facebook posts were flagged in an investigation into offensive and sometimes threatening social media activity
Hampton University said it fired the LEOs in connection with “misogynistic, racist and other offensive remarks” shared on social media
The Park Forest police operates Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages with followings that dwarf those of most south suburban departments
The online stream of the news conference showed Sgt. Janelle Shoihet with cartoon cat ears, nose and whiskers as she discussed the deaths
Association with an extremist group or comments that could be interpreted as bigoted could be used to show bias in a case that involves people of the targeted group
One cop was fired for writing U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “needs a round” and not “the kind she used to serve.” The other LEO was fired for “liking” the post
Seventy-two officers had been placed on administrative leave in June
Authorities began receiving calls Sunday night, reporting that a man posted on a social media site that he had killed a person
Police arrested a man after he allegedly tried to flush a dozen grams of drugs down his toilet, something they jokingly said could create “meth-gators”
Police union contends that the statements reveal one board member cannot fulfill her duty to be impartial
Four of the officers have been placed on administrative leave
Carla Provost says sexist posts and comments mocking migrant deaths in a closed Facebook group for agents and employees are “completely inappropriate”
Officials believe at least “several dozen” people would be disciplined and expect some to be fired
A website that monitors law enforcement officers’ Facebook posts is prompting investigations in many agencies
Although the picture has surpassed the number of likes, the suspect still hasn’t turned himself in
Social media is a powerful tool for law enforcement agencies, but engaging on such a public platform without a clear strategy can set an agency up for failure
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