We encourage commenting on our stories to give you a chance to express your opinion. We read all the comments we receive and post the vast majority of them. However, we do reserve the right and often will refrain from posting comments. Here are the witn.com guidelines for posting comments.

1. We do not post racist comments.

2. We reserve the right to edit or delete profane or inappropriate comments.

3. We do not post inflammatory comments specifically referring to people who are not public figures.

4. We use discretion in posting comments specifically naming a business, especially when the business is not an integral part of the related story.

5. We do not post comments that accuse a person of a crime in which that person is not charged.

6. We do not allow posters to “call each other out.” No flaming!

7. We do not allow “attack” comments we know are incorrect, unsubstantiated or inappropriate, even about public figures.

8. No SHOUTING. Please post in upper and lowercase.

9. We will reject comments that suggest or recommend vigilante justice. We also do not allow posts that suggest prison violence, assassination or other types of harm.

10. We reserve the right to delete posts that are insensitive to grieving families. We will ban posters who deliberately try to antagonize those families.

11. We reserve the right to change or amend these guidelines at any time.