Facebook Posting

Puzzle Piece · ‎06-29-2010

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?

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SydneyH · ‎03-10-2010

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

Puzzle Piece · ‎06-29-2010

@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.

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scotnovel · ‎12-31-2013

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.

Drythe · ‎07-09-2011

Perhaps a "friend" posted it. : {

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chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

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.

Scooby Doo · ‎03-14-2010

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".

SydneyH · ‎03-10-2010

@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.

Puzzle Piece · ‎06-29-2010

@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.

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NYC Susan · ‎03-13-2010

@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.