The Ocean Shores Police Department operates and maintains its social media sites as a public service to provide information about Police Department programs, services, projects, issues, events, and activities. Material or comments not allowable:
1. Comments that are not topically related to the particular social medium article being commented on;
2. Comments in support of or in opposition to political campaigns or ballot measures;
3. Profane language or violent or threatening content;
4. Content that promotes, fosters, perpetuates, discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, martial status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation;
5. Sexual content or links to sexual content;
6. Solicitations of commerce;
7. Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity;
8. Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems, or;
9. Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party. The Ocean Shores Police Department reserves the right to restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of this policy or any applicable law. All comments or materials posted on the Department's social media sites are subject to State of Washington public records laws as public records, including a list of subscribers and posted communications pursuant to RCW 42.56.
