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El Paso Police Department Functions. He remained blocked as of Thursday.“In terms of a public page, one that people use for public information, one that can be used in emergencies, we all get Twitter updates on our phone, I don’t think it’s right for a public entity to block you for asking a question and it doesn’t help their cause,” Diaz said in an email.Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas Director Kelley Shannon said that as an open government advocate, she doesn't view blocking social media followers as a wise decision.

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“I decided to, as a concerned citizen, ask their Twitter (managers) what criteria they use to block someone. "The whole point of having social media is to have an open exchange. For emergencies, dial 9-1-1. Our policy is intended to address private member only pages — for example — if anyone were to search for City of El Paso facebook page or any city department page they would be able to click & view the facebook page and all of the organization’s content without having to have an active facebook account.

The City of El Paso will utilize social media for the purpose of promoting and sharing information about City of El Paso municipal services, programs, initiatives and events.”The policy, effective as of February 2010, does not identify when posts or followers may be blocked.It does, however, specify under the section that defines “discussion forums” when posts will be reviewed prior to being posted.Discussion forums must be clearly outlined on the webpage and include how the discussion forum, comment wall, or question and answer section will be handled and conducted, according to the policy.“This includes advising that comments that are submitted by members of the public will be posted once reviewed for inappropriate, lewd or offensive content,” the policy states.Some of the users who were blocked said they were not participating in a discussion forum.A 2012 version of the social media policy states in its philosophy that social media provide a valuable means of assisting the city and its personnel in communicating with the public about community education, community information and other related organizational and community objectives and services.The updated version also does not specify when followers of social media accounts may be blocked.However, the policy states that employees, board members and volunteers are prohibited from posting offensive, demeaning or disruptive messages.“This includes, but is not limited to messages that are inconsistent with the city’s policy concerning equal employment opportunity and its policy prohibiting sexual and other unlawful harassment. Officials also would not say how many users had been blocked.University of Southern California social media expert and Professor Robert Hernandez said, "By blocking someone you are closing the conversation, and that's something I wouldn't think a police department would want to do. At least two people said they were blocked after asking about the policy for blocking users on the police Twitter account. "I haven't seen too many (agencies) thoughtful enough to talk about policies for blocking," Hernandez said. Under the Texas Public Information Act, skeleton crew days are not considered business days when calculating deadlines under the Act. The Police Department's primary functions include: Preservation of the peace; Prevention of crime; Protection of persons and property; Contact Us. Subject: Texas Public Information Act Request: Use of force data 2008-2019 (El Paso Police Department) Portal. "This seems to hurt rather than help," Hernandez said. Enrique Carrillo, Sgt. "It's certainly not a good way to do business," Shannon said. "Numerous studies show there are physical and mental health benefits to spending time in green spaces. Notice of changes to this date will be posted on this website, and notification will be sent on any open requests. "Freelance journalist Debbie Nathan said she also was blocked from the Twitter account after posting information regarding Allen on the Police Department’s Twitter page.Nathan said she tried to contact city officials and was told the city does not allow “negative” comments.Hernandez said any institution can form its own policies to block users for harassment, for example, but for a police department or government entity to do so seems counterintuitive. Subject: Texas Public Information Act Request: Use of force data 2008-2019 (El Paso Police Department)Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:All use of force incident-level data from 2008-2019 which includes date, subject race, officer race, type of force used, whether there was subject injury, and whether there was officer injury. Under no circumstances may the city’s systems or equipment be used to transmit foul, indecent, scandalous or improper information, via social media or otherwise.”It also states that offensive or sexual comments are expressly prohibited by city employees, board members and volunteers.Hernandez said he is not surprised that the city does not have a policy on when blocking users should be allowed. Phone: 309 527-5340. The City Attorney’s Office is currently scheduled for skeleton crew days through July 8, 2020. There should not be actions that shut down certain parts of the public," she said.Local blogger Jaime Abeytia said he also was blocked after sending a tweet to the Police Department asking about its policy on blocking followers.“I didn’t think I did anything that warranted that,” Abeytia said. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The El Paso Police Department is searching for a suspect who is wanted for Capital Murder in connection to a deadly shooting that happened on June 2 in the Lower Valley. El Paso, Texas, PD Blocks Users from Twitter, Facebook Accounts. It says we are a closed-door department instead of open and inclusive. Chief of Police.