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Should Law Enforcement Officers Never Comment Or Post Anything On Social Media?

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Nothing posted on the internet is truly private. Most individuals apply all, or some, of the “private settings” on their social media accounts, such as Facebook. However, the information can still be accessed by other individuals without the account holder’s permission. Therefore, one should never post any information on social media that he/she cares for other individuals to view. Furthermore, police officers, and some other professionals, are held to high moral and ethical standards by the public. First and foremost, law enforcement officers should never comment or post anything on social media that is perceived as sexist, racist, or discriminatory in any manner. According to IACP (n.d.), it is a law enforcement officer’s duty to “behave in a manner that does not discredit me or my agency”. I believe making comments that are discriminatory would constitute breaking this code of ethics. Another code of ethics these types of comments would break is “keep my private life unsullied as an example to all…” (IACP, n.d., n.p.) Making any comments of this nature is not leading an example for others. Therefore, this act is unacceptable. …show more content…

These professionals, such as myself, must abide by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) regulations while on and off duty. Meaning, we, as healthcare professionals, are not permitted to speak of or post information that could potentially identify a patient (Shay, 2012). In fact, social media usage can pose as a threat of improper disclosure of patient’s protected information (Shay, 2012). Therefore, healthcare professionals must never talk about our work experiences with patients on social

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