Blink, Blink, Blink, What?

[falafel]

I know the first floor was all in the same ward.

That's right. And my ward was 2100 and 3100.

[Soccermom]

Are there no Helaman Hall alums here? Merrill Hall 97-98.

I was Helaman Halls. Budge Hall 90-91.

[Bo Diddley]

I was Helaman Halls. Budge Hall 90-91.

I was filling vending machines there during that timeframe.

[Pelado]

Incident number 1 - According to the police I instigated a riot which created an environment that could have led to property damage. The riot began as a slice of pizza smashed in my friend's face as he was bragging about his American Heritage grade to a nice looking girl (NERD!) As you could imagine he retaliated and others were splashed with food and someone yelled "food fight" in a raspy Belushi shout. 10 minutes of chaos ensued in which the DT cafeteria got pretty messy. The cafeteria employees couldn't get control of the fun and so the campus police were called in. I probably deserved to get in a little trouble but the punishment was over the top. They threatened to kick me out of school....

Statute of limitations has expired soooooo here it goes. Freshman year we got the master key to our floor in DT and emptied our RA's room of everything and set it up in the community bathroom. We then borrowed a goat from the BYU dairy and put it in his now empty room. We then waited and attempted to act nonchalant when he returned. He was pretty pissed and it was pretty obvious that at the very least we knew something. He and Ma Bell (not of the ill communication variety) called BYU police. They interrogated us but we all stayed strong (deny deny deny) as a result we all got community service based on strong suspicion and not proof.

I've spent more time thinking about this than I probably should have, but I realized how little I know about how alleged crimes on campus are handled. Were you formally charged with anything? What court/judge/whatever ordered the community service?

[Flystripper]

I've spent more time thinking about this than I probably should have, but I realized how little I know about how alleged crimes on campus are handled. Were you formally charged with anything? What court/judge/whatever ordered the community service?

They turned us directly over to the HCO and the HCO handed out community service to avoid getting kicked out of school. I am not sure how it would be handled today.


Edit: basically the BYU police were Paul Blart mall cops

[Pelado]

They turned us directly over to the HCO and the HCO handed out community service to avoid getting kicked out of school. I am not sure how it would be handled today.

So nothing to do with the criminal justice system at all. All my wondering was in vain, I guess.

[Flystripper]

So nothing to do with the criminal justice system at all. All my wondering was in vain, I guess.

I think they could have taken the official criminal justice route but it was easier to scare a group of freshman boys into community service.

[Joe Public]

Does anyone remember Officer Wayne (mid-90s era)? One night my freshman year, I was asleep in my dorm room in Helaman Halls. In bed, lights out, door locked. I awoke to the noise of someone opening the door to the room, but I saw my roommate was also in his bed.

In came Officer Wayne; he must have had some kind of master key. No knocking, no asking for permission to enter. With the lights still off and my roommate and me still in bed, he gave an intimidating speech to my roommate (something about my roommate being suspected of having broken a window in another hall). Then he exited and slammed the door shut. I didn't fall asleep for hours after that.

[falafel]

I was filling vending machines there during that timeframe.

Euphemism?

[Walter Sobchak]

Does anyone remember Officer Wayne (mid-90s era)? One night my freshman year, I was asleep in my dorm room in Helaman Halls. In bed, lights out, door locked. I awoke to the noise of someone opening the door to the room, but I saw my roommate was also in his bed.

In came Officer Wayne; he must have had some kind of master key. No knocking, no asking for permission to enter. With the lights still off and my roommate and me still in bed, he gave an intimidating speech to my roommate (something about my roommate being suspected of having broken a window in another hall). Then he exited and slammed the door shut. I didn't fall asleep for hours after that.

Holy cow. This story and others shared here make me thank the heavens that I lived off-campus my freshman year.

[Bo Diddley]

Holy cow. This story and others shared here make me thank the heavens that I lived off-campus my freshman year.

Agreed. Never lived on campus until after I was married. JP would have been justified in taking a baseball bat to the intruder.

[beefytee]

I remember Officer Wayne. He lived in Lehi and was in my stake before it split. I've also seen him on Campus recently (last five years or so). I'm not sure if he has retired yet. I haven't interacted with him since my Freshman year though and that interaction was the student orientation he gave. He wasn't intimidating the times I've seen him and was always friendly. I was pretty good about staying out of trouble though.

[falafel]

Holy cow. This story and others shared here make me thank the heavens that I lived off-campus my freshman year.

Yep. And this happened ALL. THE. TIME. Officer Wayne was a constant presence in my dorm room.

[smokymountainrain]

DH, do we have a "what we did, where we lived and who we knew when we were at BYU" thread? if not, lets make one and move this boring ass shit there.

when this was the blink, blink, blink, what? thread it was cool. not so much anymore.

[Commando]

DH, do we have a "what we did, where we lived and who we knew when we were at BYU" thread? if not, lets make one and move this boring ass shit there.

when this was the blink, blink, blink, what? thread it was cool. not so much anymore.