BEECH GROVE, Ind. – The City of Beech Grove will reopen their Facebook page with a new social media policy after more than a month of being offline.
The page was deleted in July after two community watch members, Kymberly Quick and Deborah Mays-Miller, filed a lawsuit with the ACLU.
The pair claimed the city violated their First Amendment rights when their comments were deleted and they were blocked from posting on the page.
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Beech Grove City Attorney Craig Wiley told Call 6 Investigates the city and the ACLU have come to an agreementon a new social media policy for the pages.
The new Beech Grove police department Facebook page outlines the new social media policy for users.
The page states:
“We welcome your comments, however, please note this is a moderated online discussion page and not a public forum. Furthermore, while we encourage debate and discussion, we respectfully request that commentators be mindful that this is a family friendly page, and that comments and posts be courteous and civil.”
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In addition, users are made aware that comments and posts will not be revoked based on opinion or viewpoint, but the fire department does reserve the right to remove those that are spam, include personal information, identify personal or sensitive information and others.
The policy states, “You participate at your own risk, and recognize that by posting on this page, you are personally responsible for your comments and any information provided.”
Read complete policy below:
