College Prowler Take
The IUPD doesn’t want to deal with you any more than you want to deal with them, but if you ask the officers, they’ll tell you stories. One officer arrested a woman for public indecency because she was urinating on the sidewalk . . . within plain view of the police station. Another officer was driving behind a vehicle that wasn’t at all suspicious, until the driver, convinced he was being followed by a cop, poured the to-go cup full of vodka he was sipping from out the window. It happened to splatter on the windshield of the policeman behind him. The IUPD doesn’t spend time prowling the bars, waiting for drunken people to stumble home, but if you call attention to yourself by being a moron, you’re going to get nabbed. In other words, don’t be stupid, and you won’t get in trouble.
The student body doesn’t cease to participate in any extracurricular activities because of a fear of police, RAs, or the student judicial board, but knowing that there are indeed outlets designed to protect you from your own bad decision-making can leave time for rationale to set in. The cops catch a lot of people doing illegal things, but they don’t seem to put too much of a cramp in IU’s party style, particularly when it comes to alcohol. A force to be reckoned with? Hardly, but police will put students in their place if they must.
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Anonymous says:  |
I have to hand it to some of the...
I have to hand it to some of the police; they are really down-to-earth, and they’ve been around the scene for a long time. Basically, the Bloomington PD is going to do what’s in your best interest. If it looks like you can’t handle yourself, they’ll probably take you in, but that’s your fault for not being able to handle yourself. |
Anonymous says: |
Campus police and Bloomington...
Campus police and Bloomington police have gotten much more strict on underage drinking. A lot of people get minor consumption tickets for drinking. I don’t really know how strict they are on drugs, though, and I know a lot of people who have gotten away with using fake IDs at the bars. |
Anonymous says: |
The campus is strict on the Greek...
The campus is strict on the Greek system about drinking, but it’s nothing that some fraternity guys can’t get around! There are still parties and great ways to spend your time. Don’t worry! |
Anonymous says: |
Campus police are really not...
Campus police are really not involved in anything. Unless something is really out of hand, the RAs will deal with it. There is a lot of partying here, and people pretty much stay out of trouble. You have to work pretty hard to actually have to deal with the IUPD. Along with being a party school, though, I think we have a student body that’s serious about school. |
Anonymous says: |
The campus police are basically a...
The campus police are basically a joke, unless you get caught doing something serious. The worst thing that can happen is that they can get you booted from school, and it’s my philosophy that if you’re dumb enough to get caught doing something of that magnitude, you don’t deserve to be at college anyway. Most of the time, you’ll just end up in the drunk tank or the phone room in the jail. |
Facts
What Are You Most Likely to Get Caught Doing on Campus?
- Smoking within 30 feet of the entrance to a building
- Smoking or drinking in the dorms
- Rioting after a sporting event
- Drinking underage
- Parking illegally
- Public indecency
- Speeding
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