Social Media has changed our perspective to see many things and the way they work. Whether you talk about business, entertainment or Law enforcement.
Everything has its own positive and negative side. But as you only asked about the negative effect of social media on law enforcement here is the list.
1. Risks involved for officers:- We all know we should be careful about things we share with the world on Social Media. But in case of someone who works for law enforcement they should be extra careful. If they share anything or any information which is unethical they can lose their jobs.
Social media created an environment for people who work for law enforcement where they always need to be self-aware. One silly mistake and they will regret it their whole life.
2. Exaggeration of things:- Social media is all about sharing content as fast as you could. In that hurry, the credibility gets ignored and that creates the problem. So, if there will be a video in which a police officer is not walking properly and someone will caption it ***** on work. Nobody will try to know the real story behind the whole video. A small thing can be expanded and exaggerated in a way that it starts to look like the most important thing on earth.
3. No consideration for the human side of the individual:- Social media is known to making people feel closer. At the same time because of social media people see people as profile and not as a real human being. A few months back when a police officer's gun was jammed between an encounter. He shouts "thai thai" from his mouth to save himself and his team in the situation. The video gets viral and people made fun of him.
Nobody considered the fact that the police officer was in a dangerous situation without any weapon but didn't run away and tried to help his team.
4. No one cares about the real story:- This point is somewhat the same as the second one. People on social media are mostly prejudiced about our law enforcement and if they see anything which demeans law enforcement they believe easily without trying to know the actual story or without knowing their side.