The Gaston County Police Department encourages an open dialogue on social media platforms and welcomes comments and suggestions. Before commenting, please make sure you have read and understand our social media disclaimer. Commenters who do not adhere to the following guidelines may have their comments and privileges hidden or removed. Be polite: Inappropriate language will not be tolerated and comments containing discriminatory, racist, offensive, obscene, vulgar, profane, inflammatory, unlawful or otherwise inappropriate language or content may be hidden or removed. Personal attacks: We recognize that questioning, constructive arguments and opinions are part of conversation, but posts with aggressive personal attacks, defamatory in nature and/or threatening may be hidden or removed. Personal information: For your own safety and the safety of others, comments that violate privacy and/or include personal information including your own will be hidden or removed. Please private message us when you have information to provide. Comment spam: Comments deemed as spam and/or explicit commercial endorsements will be removed. Inappropriate Use:
1. Using vulgar, profane or inappropriate language;
2. Threatening, abusive, discriminatory or obscene comments or material;
3. Posting material that is likely to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;
4. Advertising or soliciting on behalf of businesses or not-for-profit organizations;
Blocking: Individuals who repeatedly disregard these discussion guidelines may be blocked. The Gaston County Police Department wants everyone’s voice to be heard. Please respect these guidelines. Public Rules & Disclaimer
The County uses social media to interact with residents, businesses and visitors about public issues related to our
jurisdiction. Please note this is a moderated online discussion site and subject to North Carolina Public Records
Laws, and e-discovery laws and policies. All comments and content shared on our government-sponsored social
media sites must pertain to items within the jurisdictional control or authority of our governmental unit. The County reserves the right to delete submissions that do not meet the purpose of this site as outlined above. The
following are examples of unacceptable social networking content and comments. Please note this list is not
intended to be all-inclusive:
a) Any content or comments that do not relate to the jurisdiction or authority of the jurisdiction itself. b) Profane or obscene language or content as determined by the profanity filters offered through each social
media platform (such posts result in the comment/content being blocked through the social media’s
profanity filter). c) Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetrates discrimination as defined in the County Personnel Policy
Manual in section 20.1.2. Discrimination - Prejudicial conduct by an individual against another person because of s*x, age,
race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, military leave, or political affiliation. d) Duplicate posts by the same author (the original post will be left intact assuming it follows the guidelines
of acceptable comments or content). e) Solicitations of commerce and/or, including content that contains gratuitous links (links or references to
other relevant governmental webpages or official government sites are acceptable). f) Promotions or content related to political organizations of any type. g) Advocation of illegal activity; or those that compromise safety or security of the public. h) Infringement on copyrights or trademarks. i) Confidential or non-public information, including but not limited to any personally identifiable medical
information and any content that violates the legal rights of the owner of said content. Please note that the opinions and comments expressed on this social media site do not reflect the opinions and
positions of the County, its officers, or employees. If you have any questions concerning the operation of our social
media platforms and the moderated discussion rules, please contact the appropriate County department directly or
the Communications/Public Information Office by visiting www.gastongov.com.
