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Facebook Posting

Puzzle Piece — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 20:45:49 GMT

Question for those who may know. I do not Facebook at all. However, 10 days ago, a woman was arrested for Elder Abuse and the police posted on her FaceBook account the arrest info/crime. I am okay with that but, how is it this is done?

Re: Facebook Posting

SydneyH — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 20:49:47 GMT

I think you can post on someone's wall if the settings allow it, not sure.

Re: Facebook Posting

Puzzle Piece — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 20:57:07 GMT

@SydneyH wrote:
I think you can post on someone's wall if the settings allow it, not sure.

Guess so. Anyone who visits her account will read all about her arrest and charges. Not good for her but she did do the crimes.

Re: Facebook Posting

scotnovel — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 21:03:42 GMT

Are you sure they posted on her account? I have never heard of a law enforcement group being able to post onto someone else's account. Maybe they posted on a police department page or crimestoppers type page instead. I get postings from a county mugshot account and a couple of local law enforcement accounts plus local crimestoppers and a neighborhood watch group.

Re: Facebook Posting

Drythe — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 21:05:21 GMT

Perhaps a "friend" posted it. : {

Re: Facebook Posting

chrystaltree — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 22:17:56 GMT

My guess would be that "someone" posted it but it was not the police. We have a little thing called "innocent until proven guility" and that means innocent until a guilty verdict is handed down. Now way in this world would any police department set themselves up for a lawsuit by doing something that unprofessional.

Re: Facebook Posting

Scooby Doo — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 22:19:40 GMT

Law enforcement doesn't do that sort of thing. She is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. They wouldn't do anything to jeopardize their case against her.

Had to have been one of her "friends" who wanted to notify other "friends".

Re: Facebook Posting

SydneyH — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 00:52:25 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
My guess would be that "someone" posted it but it was not the police. We have a little thing called "innocent until proven guility" and that means innocent until a guilty verdict is handed down. Now way in this world would any police department set themselves up for a lawsuit by doing something that unprofessional.

??? An arrest is a public record, has nothing to do with a conviction. Police routinely post arrest records online and in print, nothing 'unprofessional' about it imo.

Re: Facebook Posting

Puzzle Piece — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 03:37:43 GMT

@SydneyH wrote:
@chrystaltree wrote:
My guess would be that "someone" posted it but it was not the police. We have a little thing called "innocent until proven guility" and that means innocent until a guilty verdict is handed down. Now way in this world would any police department set themselves up for a lawsuit by doing something that unprofessional.
??? An arrest is a public record, has nothing to do with a conviction. Police routinely post arrest records online and in print, nothing 'unprofessional' about it imo.

True. The arrest was printed in the Area Newspaper and her Facebook page has the badge of LE and their info on her arrest and the charges. Maybe it was someone who knew her but it looks rather official. I'm okay with that as what she did was criminal and folks need to be aware of no good doers like her.

Re: Facebook Posting

NYC Susan — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 03:41:56 GMT

@SydneyH wrote:
@chrystaltree wrote:
My guess would be that "someone" posted it but it was not the police. We have a little thing called "innocent until proven guility" and that means innocent until a guilty verdict is handed down. Now way in this world would any police department set themselves up for a lawsuit by doing something that unprofessional.
??? An arrest is a public record, has nothing to do with a conviction. Police routinely post arrest records online and in print, nothing 'unprofessional' about it imo.

Yes, but they don't post on the person's Facebook page. That's entirely different. It's not their job to inform all of the alleged criminal's friends about what happened.

I agree that someone posted it, but that it wasn't the police. There's no reason for them to do that. Yes, it's public record, and the information is certainly available, but posting on someone's personal FB page about something like this is not what they do. The OP said she's not familiar with FB, so she probably just misunderstood. In all likelihood, a friend posted about it and maybe included a screenshot or something from a police blotter or report or something along those lines.

Re: Facebook Posting

SydneyH — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 03:49:31 GMT

@NYC Susan wrote:

Yes, but they don't post on the person's Facebook page. That's entirely different. It's not their job to inform all of the alleged criminal's friends about what happened.

I agree that someone posted it, but that it wasn't the police. There's no reason for them to do that. Yes, it's public record, and the information is certainly available, but posting on someone's personal FB page about something like this is not what they do. The OP said she's not familiar with FB, so she probably just misunderstood. In all likelihood, a friend posted about it and maybe included a screenshot or something from a police blotter or report or something along those lines.

In my town the Police have their own FB page and will post arrests and mug shots on the page, people can 'share' the post on the offender's page. I have no problem with it, especially if it's a crime against the elderly or children. Shout it from the roof tops I say......

Re: Facebook Posting

NYC Susan — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 04:22:12 GMT

@SydneyH wrote:
@NYC Susan wrote:

Yes, but they don't post on the person's Facebook page. That's entirely different. It's not their job to inform all of the alleged criminal's friends about what happened.

I agree that someone posted it, but that it wasn't the police. There's no reason for them to do that. Yes, it's public record, and the information is certainly available, but posting on someone's personal FB page about something like this is not what they do. The OP said she's not familiar with FB, so she probably just misunderstood. In all likelihood, a friend posted about it and maybe included a screenshot or something from a police blotter or report or something along those lines.
In my town the Police have their own FB page and will post arrests and mug shots on the page, people can 'share' the post on the offender's page. I have no problem with it, especially if it's a crime against the elderly or children. Shout it from the roof tops I say......

Yes, on their own FB page. But the police are not posting it on the alleged criminal's Facebook page. It may be their post that's turning up on an individual's FB page, but the police are not the ones who put it there.

Re: Facebook Posting

CardinalGirl — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:55:59 GMT

The alledged perp can remove it from her page......unless she is stil in jail.

Re: Facebook Posting

RainyDayGal — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 22:12:31 GMT

@SydneyH wrote:
I think you can post on someone's wall if the settings allow it, not sure.

I think maybe if it's a friend of a friend. But for some random person to post on your wall I don't think so.

Re: Facebook Posting

Moonchilde — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 22:47:01 GMT

@RedConvertibleGirl wrote:
@SydneyH wrote:
I think you can post on someone's wall if the settings allow it, not sure.

I think maybe if it's a friend of a friend. But for some random person to post on your wall I don't think so.

If the person has their page set to Public and/or does not know that they need to go into their settings to make their page Private, and never did so, then any other person with a FB page can post on anyone's Public page. Back in the day people used to be able to post as Anonymous - I think I remember that - but not now, you have to have a FB account.

Re: Facebook Posting

chrystaltree — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:07:51 GMT

@SydneyH wrote:
@chrystaltree wrote:
My guess would be that "someone" posted it but it was not the police. We have a little thing called "innocent until proven guility" and that means innocent until a guilty verdict is handed down. Now way in this world would any police department set themselves up for a lawsuit by doing something that unprofessional.
??? An arrest is a public record, has nothing to do with a conviction. Police routinely post arrest records online and in print, nothing 'unprofessional' about it imo.

But the do NOT post the arrest on the person's OWN FB page...lol That would never happen, not in a million years. If and if happened, it wasn't done by the police. That's no brainer.

Re: Facebook Posting

SydneyH — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:32:18 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:

But the do NOT post the arrest on the person's OWN FB page...lol That would never happen, not in a million years. If and if happened, it wasn't done by the police. That's no brainer.

It may not be illegal, we have covered the possibility it was shared from an 'official' page.