02-06-2018, 01:16 PM
This seems to be happening more and more in all western countries.
I think the initial "pop round for a chat" by the police is used as a warning.
The police officers know full well that they cannot do anything about what was said, as it would be a civil matter if it was libel or slander,
But as it was the council that was involved, the councillor has probably leaned on the police chief to help him out and the officers are just following orders
I have read a lot of stories of this happening in the past couple of years and it does seem to be increasing.
I don't really get why people feel the need to go on Facebook to have a rant in the first place.
Who are their target audience?
They surely would have already told their friends and family the story so why go on Facebook to rant?
Don't get me wrong, I don't condone what the police have done and the guy was right to tell them to caution, arrest him, or leave.
This just re-iterates to me that people need to seriously wake up to the fact that Facebook is not what it seems.
I think the initial "pop round for a chat" by the police is used as a warning.
The police officers know full well that they cannot do anything about what was said, as it would be a civil matter if it was libel or slander,
But as it was the council that was involved, the councillor has probably leaned on the police chief to help him out and the officers are just following orders
I have read a lot of stories of this happening in the past couple of years and it does seem to be increasing.
I don't really get why people feel the need to go on Facebook to have a rant in the first place.
Who are their target audience?
They surely would have already told their friends and family the story so why go on Facebook to rant?
Don't get me wrong, I don't condone what the police have done and the guy was right to tell them to caution, arrest him, or leave.
This just re-iterates to me that people need to seriously wake up to the fact that Facebook is not what it seems.