Honor? Article Sent to BYUH Magazine

[john doe]

Just like how this is your interpretation of what happened to the OP and how he's reacting....and you weren't even there! You know what they say when you assume things.

I'm sorry, what are you calling me exactly?

[Guest]

I'm sorry, what are you calling me exactly?

I'm sorry, what are you calling me exactly?

Oooh! Me! Me! I know! I know!!!!

:D

[Backroads]

Yeah, I think the article would have been more effective had there not been that specific attack toward the Honor Code itself.

But past that, I can empathasize with this article. I attended BYU-Idaho. I'm a conservative person who likes to go to bed at 10:00. I was fine with the Honor Code. However, once when giving a presentation that involved classmember feedback, I had a quarter of the people say my pants that were beneath ankle length, were too short. I also had a girl in the locker room tell me I should talk to the bishop about my underwear that was apparently inappropriate (no weird cuts, just a snakeskin print).

Yes, it seems to be this is not so much about the Honor Code but how it was enforced. Those two incidents were unjust. If the cafeteria felt there was a problem with slacking dress code, there are better ways to enforce it than a few random crackdowns. By the sound of it, I think this couple was truly overstepping their bounds. A few stray hairs? Get real.

I completely agree: Don't like the rules? Don't go!

But I think the cases mentioned in the article were still following the rules.

Trust me, there are more serious Honor Code violations than shorts and shaving.

Definitly a letter vs spirit of the law.

[slamjet]

I also had a girl in the locker room tell me I should talk to the bishop about my underwear that was apparently inappropriate (no weird cuts, just a snakeskin print).

I am so never going to look at you the same again.

[slamjet]

Yeah, I think the article would have been more effective had there not been that specific attack toward the Honor Code itself.

But past that, I can empathasize with this article. I attended BYU-Idaho. I'm a conservative person who likes to go to bed at 10:00. I was fine with the Honor Code. However, once when giving a presentation that involved classmember feedback, I had a quarter of the people say my pants that were beneath ankle length, were too short. I also had a girl in the locker room tell me I should talk to the bishop about my underwear that was apparently inappropriate (no weird cuts, just a snakeskin print).

Yes, it seems to be this is not so much about the Honor Code but how it was enforced. Those two incidents were unjust. If the cafeteria felt there was a problem with slacking dress code, there are better ways to enforce it than a few random crackdowns. By the sound of it, I think this couple was truly overstepping their bounds. A few stray hairs? Get real.

I completely agree: Don't like the rules? Don't go!

But I think the cases mentioned in the article were still following the rules.

Trust me, there are more serious Honor Code violations than shorts and shaving.

Definitly a letter vs spirit of the law.

It may also be a matter of upbringing. My daughter, bless her soul, was raised by, ahem, ME! Thus, she tends to push the boundaries a bit. I have to keep reminding her that she needs to put a lid on some of her actions and language. Especially that words in other languages as substituted for English swear words is inappropriate. This is where I see how I have destroyed my children's lives.

[slamjet]

Oooh! Me! Me! I know! I know!!!!

:D

I'm afraid to call on you for the answer.

[Honor]

Yes?

Oh, sorry. As you were saying....