Tag Archives: police

Social Media and Freedom of Speech

Policies, procedures, guidelines and training all attempt to help and guide a law enforcement officer’s decision-making and set the boundaries for what should and shouldn’t be done. But, is that enough? Common sense should be the real guide in some … Continue reading

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What your community wants to know

One struggle that departments can find themselves in is finding great content to provide to their communities, that matters to them. Sure it’s easy posting pictures that promote your agency or press conferences and news releases that ask for their … Continue reading

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The Police Podcast

Well…it’s been something that I’ve been working on doing for about 6 months now of and on but now…it’s all on! Introducing… The Police Podcast  has been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time to help tell the “police … Continue reading

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Tonight’s #CopChat Topic – Compliance

One word that consistently creeps into conversations around police use of force issues is compliance. “If the person would have complied with officers orders they wouldn’t have been ________”. Fill in the blank, arrested, taken down, cuffed, punched, choked, shot. … Continue reading

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10 Tips To Increase ReTweets

You can’t argue that great use of social media for your agency (business) is both an art form and a science. Chances are you want to increase your voice in the social space and understanding how to use both artistic creativity … Continue reading

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Melbourne Police Working Twitter Like Champs

Using social media during an active event is not the easiest thing to do but can it ever pay off for you and your community if you can work it into your resources. Melbourne, Florida is not a big city. … Continue reading

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Facebook Settings For Police Public Profiles and Pages

Last month I ran a free webinar on settings within Facebook to help police officers protect themselves in their private lives.. A common question that came up was, “Setting for our public profiles and pages.” With that in mind, I have … Continue reading

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Law Enforcement Appreciation Day – Take The LEAD January 9, 2015

Law Enforcement Appreciation Day: January 9th, 2015 Click To Tweet …mark it on your calendars folks! There is no arguing that police and law enforcement has been under attack for many months now, both verbally and on the streets. The … Continue reading

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#CopChat – Back From Christmas Break

Welcome to 2015 everyone! I hope you had an excellent Christmas Break and have had nothing short of an awesome New Year. We know that some families weren’t so fortunate and for those that lost loved ones, we hold the thoughts … Continue reading

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I love JetBlue

JetBlue Airlines is accused of being racist, supporting police brutality and I can’t forget my favorite ignorant post, “JetBlue is perfect example of white corporate America perpetuating white supremacy n police brutality”. I guess JetBlue Airlines must have done something pretty … Continue reading

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