Do Police Need Social Media Sensitivity Training?
This week, two police departments have taken steps to manage the social media behavior of their officers.
The recent events in Ferguson, Mo., have put police departments everywhere under added public scrutiny. This week, two cities have taken action to manage police behavior on their most public beat: online.
Police officials in the Chicagoland city of Elgin have announced that one of their officers has been suspended with pay following “objectionable statements made on a personal social media website.”
The Chicago Tribune reported today that Officer Jason Lentz had posted several incendiary responses to news reports involving police officers on his personal Facebook page, including this response to an article alleging that Ferguson shooting victim Michael Brown had stolen from a local convenience store:
“Hmmm … innocent victim my ass.
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