Miami officer suspended after Facebook post about Jada Page’s killer

[Wendell]

Jada Page was killed in front of her home in the late afternoon of Aug. 28 as she and her father were getting ready to go to the movies. Two men pulled in front of the family’s Northwest Miami-Dade home in a Ford Fusion or Focus and opened fire. Jada’s dad James Page, who was loading items into a car in front of the home, was also shot. He is expected to recover. Police believe he was the target, but haven’t said why. Jada’s shooting death — like others the past few years of young children — stirred community outrage. Last week, her cousin Eugene Spence posted an emotional video urging anyone with any information about the shooting of his cousin to come forward. According to WPLG, Andrew Mesa, a 10-year police veteran, posted that video with his message on his personal Facebook page Thursday: “What will happen if deadly force is the only option. Will they say their hands were up?” That, the television station said, was followed by the hashtag #GoGetTheKillersYourSelves. By Thursday night, Mesa’s Facebook page had been deleted. Mesa will remain suspended as the city investigates.
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[vcdgrips]

I am not your lawyer. I am not giving you legal advice. I have not read the story above from any source nor clicked the link. I cannot nor am not speaking to the merits or lack thereof re the above story in any way. My observations are personal and do not represent the position of any employer, past, present or future.

We have come to the point where those in active LEO/MIL/GOVT service should not be posting on Facebook and other social media anything other the concise acknowledgement of life events i.e. birthdays, condolences, graduations, etc. Any other type of post should not ever be done without fully accepting the real possibility that it will be misconstrued to your professional, fiscal or other detriment.

YMMV Greatly. Be safe and well.

[LittleLebowski]

I am not your lawyer. I am not giving you legal advice. I have not read the story above from any source nor clicked the link. I cannot nor am not speaking to the merits or lack thereof re the above story in any way. My observations are personal and do not represent the position of any employer, past, present or future.

We have come to the point where those in active LEO/MIL/GOVT service should not be posting on Facebook and other social media anything other the concise acknowledgement of life events i.e. birthdays, condolences, graduations, etc. Any other type of post should not ever be done without fully accepting the real possibility that it will be misconstrued to your professional, fiscal or other detriment.

YMMV Greatly. Be safe and well.

I may have to sticky this.

[Stephanie B]

I am not your lawyer. I am not giving you legal advice. I have not read the story above from any source nor clicked the link. I cannot nor am not speaking to the merits or lack thereof re the above story in any way. My observations are personal and do not represent the position of any employer, past, present or future.

We have come to the point where those in active LEO/MIL/GOVT service should not be posting on Facebook and other social media anything other the concise acknowledgement of life events i.e. birthdays, condolences, graduations, etc. Any other type of post should not ever be done without fully accepting the real possibility that it will be misconstrued to your professional, fiscal or other detriment.

YMMV Greatly. Be safe and well.

^^^^^ This. But I would broaden the caution to anyone who is, or is contemplating, holding a job much above minimum-wage or owning a business. Harsh (or stupid) words cannot be unsaid. In this modern age of connectivity, what might once have been shrugged off by those who heard it can now rocket around around the world. And what was said online a long time ago can come back to haunt one.

In short, if you wouldn't like what you're about to post to be shown on an electronic billboard over the busiest highway in the nearest city, don't push the "post" button.

[11B10]

I am not your lawyer. I am not giving you legal advice. I have not read the story above from any source nor clicked the link. I cannot nor am not speaking to the merits or lack thereof re the above story in any way. My observations are personal and do not represent the position of any employer, past, present or future.

We have come to the point where those in active LEO/MIL/GOVT service should not be posting on Facebook and other social media anything other the concise acknowledgement of life events i.e. birthdays, condolences, graduations, etc. Any other type of post should not ever be done without fully accepting the real possibility that it will be misconstrued to your professional, fiscal or other detriment.

YMMV Greatly. Be safe and well.

Just a great post.

[Nephrology]

I am not your lawyer. I am not giving you legal advice. I have not read the story above from any source nor clicked the link. I cannot nor am not speaking to the merits or lack thereof re the above story in any way. My observations are personal and do not represent the position of any employer, past, present or future.

We have come to the point where those in active LEO/MIL/GOVT service should not be posting on Facebook and other social media anything other the concise acknowledgement of life events i.e. birthdays, condolences, graduations, etc. Any other type of post should not ever be done without fully accepting the real possibility that it will be misconstrued to your professional, fiscal or other detriment.

YMMV Greatly. Be safe and well.

That's been my social media policy since I applied to med school.

[Hauptmann]

Yep, Nephrology had to learn things the hard way about not sharing personal opinions and pictures in the interweb:

[Lon]

A neighboring agency fired a guy earlier this year for a Facebook post. It had to do with a BLM member who committed suicide. Which of course got to the media. Instant shit storm. He was fired pretty quick but everyone with a working brain knew he would get his job back. Which he did. But the City did what they needed to do so that down the road they can point the finger at the Union and the arbitrator and say "don't blame us, blame them. We fired him, but binding arbitration....."

Facebook is the devil. It's giving badge bunnies a run for their money to see which gets more cops in trouble.

[voodoo_man]

A neighboring agency fired a guy earlier this year for a Facebook post. It had to do with a BLM member who committed suicide. Which of course got to the media. Instant shit storm. He was fired pretty quick but everyone with a working brain knew he would get his job back. Which he did. But the City did what they needed to do so that down the road they can point the finger at the Union and the arbitrator and say "don't blame us, blame them. We fired him, but binding arbitration....."

Facebook is the devil. It's giving badge bunnies a run for their money to see which gets more cops in trouble.

Funny how that works, right? The city and department can save face but the poor guy has to go through arbitration to get his job back...what a crock

[LittleLebowski]

^^^^^ This. But I would broaden the caution to anyone who is, or is contemplating, holding a job much above minimum-wage or owning a business. Harsh (or stupid) words cannot be unsaid. In this modern age of connectivity, what might once have been shrugged off by those who heard it can now rocket around around the world. And what was said online a long time ago can come back to haunt one.

In short, if you wouldn't like what you're about to post to be shown on an electronic billboard over the busiest highway in the nearest city, don't push the "post" button.

That, too.