Detroit police said to leave the display of Photos of Crime on social media - Yahoo! News

In what can only be called "obviousness" communication, Detroit police have learned to stop posting photos of criminals online and tweeting on the troublemakers. Seriously? View of the evidence on the social networks of police officers? Why is that someone would be that this was OK?

The notice came from LCDR Jeffery Romeo (Office of civil rights) and Chief Assistant Janice Butler (Office of the integrity of civil rights). He said, "when the use of social media, for example, Facebook, Twitter, etc." Department members should be aware that their assignments... become part of the e field in the world. »

A Detroit police officer was placed in service desk for the display of images of a 54-year-old man in a standoff with agents. Video images have been posted online and finished on Facebook. Police, such as the society as a whole are more and more digital. They carry cell phones and interact on social media Web sites.

Teachers and coaches of the school were punished with loss of suspension and working to make rude and antagonistic comments on students and parents. According to the report of the officer who has posted crime scene photos will not likely be fired.

Many questions beg response. If teachers face just to comment on the students, how is it that officers are not punished for photographs taken in the exercise of its functions on sites online informal public safety? What is this even legal? Can social network assignment throw the investigation? -What is falsification of evidence? These issues fall within the laws of defamation?

What other professional? If the doctors, lawyers, therapists, taking photos of customers and view details online? I find it curious how often media issues get fuzzy. We talk about the activity of social networks as it is separated from other social interactions. Why someone would think that do not apply the laws of human behavior? Facebook and Twitter are devices of media and communication, subject to limitations of the FCC. In the right direction least, laws still apply.

A permanent resident of Michigan, Marilisa Kinney Sachteleben written from composed years teaching and 22-plus years, parents of four children. She writes about Michigan for the contributor to Yahoo! network.