Netiquette & important notes
Welcome to the social media pages of the Märkischer Kreis Police. We would like to provide you with current and general information as well as insights into our day-to-day work. The world is colorful and diverse - and that's why we very much welcome the fact that social networks provide a platform for exchange and discussion. We look forward to engaging with you on Facebook, X and Instagram. On our pages, you will find press releases and reports on current police operations, important general information, information on current checks and key areas of police work.
We are active for you on social media from Monday to Friday from 6 am to 3.30 pm. During this time, the social media team reads comments and messages and looks forward to interacting with you. Outside of these times, our social media channels are managed by the control center.
Important information:
Always call 110 in urgent cases.
We ask you not to publish any information about criminal offenses or personal data on social networks. If you would like to give a tip or report a crime, please use our online watch or go to the nearest police station. In appeals for witnesses or wanted notices, you will also always find the relevant police station with telephone contact details.
Netiquette
We ask everyone to remember that real people are communicating with each other here. To ensure a constructive exchange on our social media channels, the community agrees on the following common values and rules of conduct:
- We respect our fellow human beings. We comment responsibly. We are constructive and polite
- We only comment on the current post topic
- Questions and ideas are welcome
- Differences of opinion are part of life. We argue on a factual level and don't get personal. We criticize opinions and actions, not people.
- Before commenting, we put ourselves in the other person's shoes. We check whether we would also say the sentence to a person's face in a conversation.
- We stick to verifiable facts and are careful with assumptions, especially accusations.
- We stand up for the Basic Law and an open, democratic society.
- We accept that "Du" has become the common form of address in the German-speaking network and we don't get annoyed if we are not addressed as "Du".
The internet is not a legal vacuum!
We do not tolerate
- insults, abusive language and degrading statements,
- inciting, racist, obscene, discriminatory or pornographic content,
- content that is linked to viruses, Trojans or harmful websites or is otherwise likely to impair the use of the site or the user's IT system,
- Spam / copy&paste of your own comments,
- contributions with personal data, commercial contributions and third-party advertising,
- Links are generally not permitted and will be hidden or deleted by us. This is to prevent users from being redirected to fraudulent sites, e.g. by subsequently changing the websites they have entered.
As the police, we stand for law and order. You can and may expect the same from us on the Internet! In the case of comments that violate the law, we initiate appropriate proceedings, hide the comments and block the user. If you notice any possible legal violations on our pages, please inform us.
Users whose comments have been hidden or deleted or whose account has been blocked can informally enquire about the reason for the measure. To do so, please send an email to oeffentlichkeitsarbeit.maerkischer-kreis [at] polizei.nrw.de (oeffentlichkeitsarbeit[dot]maerkischer-kreis[at]polizei[dot]nrw[dot]de). In addition, the terms of use of the respective social network and our privacy policy apply.
We hope you enjoy sharing your opinions!
Your #PolizeiMK social media team
