Sticks and stones may break my bones but nowadays off-duty posts and/or comments could get me fired.
If you choose to opine about someone via social media consider opining only about someone who is not a member of the government’s protected groups.
Example:
√ Approved: Those 3 drunk white guys acted like animals.
X Unapproved: Those 3 drunk black guys acted like animals.
One officer posted a picture of the Confederate flag… Another posted a meme that said, “Death To Islam.” Numerous posts in the database described black men as “animals.”
Philadelphia fires 13 cops after officers outed for racist, violent social media posts
By Tim Balk
| New York Daily News | Jul 18, 2019 | 10:39 PM
The Philadelphia Police Department plans to fire 13 cops after it launched an investigation last month into racist and violent comments posted by cops on social media. Continue reading