Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We live in a digital age! While some police officers have managed to keep themselves away from social media, most LEOs are on some form of it. Even sheriff's deputies (when they can get a signal) might scroll Instagram from time to time. But when a trooper isn't doing a TikTok dance, what off-duty restrictions should he be aware of? When an officer checks off for the day, he might have opinions on social issues all over his news feed! What if the police department doesn't want that officer to share his opinion? Hernandez Vs. City of Phoenix might shed some light on the situation. But wear those special blue light filtering glasses or you'll be up all night. Check out the video!
Opinion link - cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2022/08/05/21-16007.pdf
We live in a digital age! While some police officers have managed to keep themselves away from social media, most LEOs are on some form of it. Even sheriff's deputies (when they can get a signal) might scroll Instagram from time to time. But when a trooper isn't doing a TikTok dance, what off-duty restrictions should he be aware of? When an officer checks off for the day, he might have opinions on social issues all over his news feed! What if the police department doesn't want that officer to share his opinion? Hernandez Vs. City of Phoenix might shed some light on the situation. But wear those special blue light filtering glasses or you'll be up all night. Check out the video!
Opinion link - cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2022/08/05/21-16007.pdf
