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Guidelines for Posting on the Carthage Police Department Facebook Page


To encourage all residents and business owners in the City of Carthage to participate and comment on the Carthage Police Department Facebook Page, please follow these guidelines:

1. If we all use common courtesy and common sense then everyone will feel comfortable participating in and with the various dialogues and interactions on this page. The purpose of this page is to encourage open communications.

2. Please do ask questions and let us know your concerns. We want to hear from you.

3. Please call 911 to report any emergency or threatening situation.

4. Please do not use profanity, cursing or obscene language. Your post will be deleted.

5. Please do not make threatening or abusive statements. Your post will be deleted.

6. Please do not report or make criminal accusations on this page.

Please call the Carthage Police Department Dispatch at (417) 237-7200

Additionally, here are the guidelines from Facebook:

Content (i.e., photos, groups, shares, etc.) is removed from Facebook when it violates Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.

Types of content that are prohibited from Facebook include, but are not restricted to the following:

· No nudity or other sexually explicit content

· No content that contains hate speech or directly attacks an individual or group

· No content that contains self harm or excessive violence

· No content that contains illegal drug use

Further here are excerpts from the Facebook Statement of Rights and Responsibilities

This Statement of Rights and Responsibilities ("Statement") derives from the Facebook Principles, and governs our relationship with users and others who interact with Facebook. By using or accessing Facebook, you agree to this Statement.

· Sharing Your Content and Information. You own all of the content and information you post on Facebook, and you can control how it is shared through your privacy and application settings. In addition:

· When you publish content or information using the "everyone" setting, it means that you are allowing everyone, including people off of Facebook, to access and use that information, and to associate it with you (i.e., your name and profile picture).

· You will not bully, intimidate, or harass any user.

· You will not post content that: is hateful, threatening, or pornographic; incites violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.

· You will not post content or take any action on Facebook that infringes or violates someone else's rights or otherwise violates the law.

· We can remove any content or information you post on Facebook if we believe that it violates this Statement

Posts from the public will be considered offensive and WILL BE REMOVED if they meet the following guidelines:

· If they discuss, link to or allude to advertising services/vendors/products.

· Expressions of any campaign, political or religious

· Transmission of private or protected information

· Infringements of any copyrights.

· Personal posts that have nothing to do with the original post created by the police department.

· Any post with profanity, including common text messaging style acronyms that refer to profanity.

· Any post or photo deemed other than "G-Rated."

· "Vote for Me" or other contest-type posts.

· Posts about charities not approved or affiliated with the Carthage Police Department

· Post that constitutes spam.

· Post that attacks any city employee directly or in a personal manner, or manner not related to the job performance of this officer.

· Post may express negative opinions of the police department as long as they do not become personal.

· If a user posts three or more posts that fit the criteria of deletion, they will be banned from the page.

· Posts can be deleted at the discretion of the Facebook administrator if they meet the above listed criteria or if they are deemed inappropriate and contrary to the spirit of the page and the mission of the Carthage Police Department.

All posts become the record of the Carthage Police Department and they are subject to public disclosure.

Opinions expressed by visitors to this page do not reflect the opinions of the Carthage Police Department of the City of Carthage.

Mission

The mission of the Carthage Police Dept. is to work with our citizens in order to ensure safety and to improve the quality of life in our community through education, professionalism and diligent crime prevention.