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Oct 1, 2020
3:49:01pm

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New BYU Security Department announced; will operate separately from BYU Police

BYU announced today the formation of the new BYU Security Department, which will function separately from and alongside the BYU Police Department.

https://news.byu.edu/new-byu-security-department-announced-will-operate-separately-from-byu-police

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hmmm, sounds like BYU doesn't want to be subject to state open records laws

Coog4Life

10/1/20 3:46pm

Having your own secret police

LifelongAP

10/1/20 3:48pm

Historically they have been called security guards

Sea Chicken

10/1/20 3:50pm

Here is the full story from BYU

BlueCoug

10/1/20 3:49pm

Prompted by the state legislatures new law that make private university police

Tricky

10/1/20 4:22pm

Yes but it’s not retroactive unfortunately

run26

10/1/20 7:09pm

it is just physical security and parking - non issue - we are quick to judge

Pobs

10/1/20 4:55pm

not you bluecoug but in general

Pobs

10/1/20 4:55pm

Sounds pretty tame to me. More like other campuses

rockhound

10/1/20 6:05pm

I’m not condemning BYU cuz I don’t understand the situation...but what’s the

2018grad

10/1/20 3:49pm

Idea: Security and policing are different things. A security dept. could

Thrill

10/1/20 3:51pm

But I'm guessing the goal isn't cost reduction, its having a non-police security

Tricky

10/1/20 4:16pm

Fair point, just seems like convenient timing for that idea to suddenly blossom

2018grad

10/1/20 5:53pm

Why is it convenient now? Not aware of any issues there.

Thrill

10/1/20 8:28pm

It’s an organization staffed primarily by students to provide security in campus facilities

Greg Kite's 'stache

10/1/20 3:53pm

I think its more than that. Many companies have private security organizations

Tricky

10/1/20 4:18pm

Well, I guess if your name is “Tricky” you assume everything is a trick

Greg Kite's 'stache

10/1/20 4:36pm

I don’t think it’s a trick. I think they want precisely this.

Tricky

10/2/20 12:33am

I’d venture it’s also a lot about cost savings.

Soupie

10/2/20 12:36am

Or they want a police department and a security department, which have distinct

Thrill

10/1/20 3:51pm

Great! BYU leading the nation in defunding the police, right?

kccougar

10/1/20 3:56pm

SLTRIB should be thrilled!

Great38

10/1/20 3:59pm

I'm sure somebody up there is already working on a story re: the new BYU Gestapo

cougarmeister

10/1/20 4:00pm

Hmmm the linked tweet is to a Trib story.

Soupie

10/1/20 4:04pm

The Trib has battled the BYU University Police for years in disputes over

Tricky

10/1/20 4:27pm

Not sure this is as shocking as it sounds. They have no police authority so if they see something, they have to bring in

Soupie

10/1/20 3:59pm

I love how quickly the discussion here involves fears of a Cougar Gestapo

Doogal McCougar

10/1/20 4:00pm

The U of U just restructured their campus security and police like this in June.

Great38

10/1/20 4:13pm

Yeah, but but BYU is baaa-d!

panguitch

10/1/20 9:38pm

Haha. Exactly!

Great38

10/1/20 10:05pm

That's what I figured. The security students sitting at the library entrances

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