Please note the parts about protect the identity of those involved and the integrity of Kokomo Scanner AND Privacy: Names should never be posted on alerts and incident tips & SLANDER Kevin you owe Kristina & Josiah an apology Kokomo Scanner Posting Guidelines November 26, 2013 at 11:46pm We want to share with you our posting incident rules. These rules are here to help protect the identity of those involved and the integrity of Kokomo Scanner. Anyone can post to our Facebook Wall incident tips, questions and information. But we want to make sure that everyone understands our stance on the following: Privacy: Names should never be posted on alerts and incident tips UNLESS released by the media, or agencies in request for an attempt to locate, or have been previously authorized for the name to be released. Juveniles names will NEVER be used for ANY reason. Incident Addresses: If possible, only street name, cross streets or block numbers will be released and not the actually physical address - UNLESS released by the media, or agencies in request for an attempt to locate, or have been previously authorized for the address to be released. When posting an incident to the Facebook page please put yourself in the place of the victim and ask yourself What would I want posted about this event and what personal information would I want withheld from the public?. If you do that, you shouldnt have any problems. No Medical Incidents - We will not be posting medical incident calls - UNLESS it hinders traffic, created a disturbance or is in a major business. ALSO UNLESS released by the media, or agencies in request for an attempt to locate, or have been previously authorized for release. Medical incidents could be posted in general terms to answer someones questions about what might be happening. Slander: No slandering, curse words or anti posts will be acceptable and will be deleted and could get you blocked from the page. Instigating arguments: Posts that instigate arguments, nag at the poster or try to defy one of our administrators, call our posts into question for arguments sake will not be tolerated. The post will be removed, and person banned. Depending on the offense, the person may be contacted about their violation and given the opportunity to rectify the situation. Minor Incidents: Unless asked what is going on, we will not be posting minor incidents, such as theft from a store, or caller request contact for barking dog. Traffic Accidents - We also respect privacy of those involved, so please no posting of vehicle license plates unless it has been involved in a special circumstance or unless released by the media, or agencies in request for an attempt to locate, or have been previously authorized for released. Vehicle descriptions may be posted if that information is broadcast and available. i.e. White Honda Accord, Black Chevy Pickup. And as a reminder NEVER post the accident victims names. Tips, and posts in regards to personal theft, be on the look out for items are authorized - and will be reshared as long as the information to the event is complete. Lost Animals: Post photos of your lost animal with description of where and when they went missing and complete contact information to recover, or to get ahold of person posting is needed. In dire needs, we may share the post as main news, but not in all cases. Updates and Status: We often get comments of any updates. We will post updates as we can but our information source is what is broadcast over the air at the time of the incident. There are no follow up updates to condition of people involved, etc. That type of an update is up to the local media sources. We do encourage posting links to news articles that are related to the threads discussed. Preferably posting them into the same thread that the original discussion was made and not a new thread. We are not a news agency and therefore do not get official press releases from such agencies with final word so we welcome our news agency posts. If in doubt or have a question, message me or e-mail kokomoscanner@hotmail
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