Interesting Ra Find!

[hazardouskink]

I'm an RA at a freshmen-level college dorm, and part of our procedure is to conduct a once-quarterly Health and Safety inspection. We enter the rooms, check for alcohol or illegal substances (we're a dry campus), and check the smoke alarm to be sure its working. we also see which residents have moved out or if any maintenance needs to be performed. Generally its an easy process and nothing much ever happens, but today we did our final quarter inspection and i was extremely surprised and intrigued by what we found in one of the rooms (we do this in pairs for liability reasons).

My friend/colleague and i keyed into a room because the residents were not present, which is nothing special. during our inspection we cannot touch any belongings, so we're limited to just 'scanning' the room. as i was on our ladder checking the smoke alarm, something caught my eye. on top of the shelf next to the alarm was a pile of 'adult magazines'... beside which was a package of adult diapers! without thinking i pointed this out to my partner. we were told a story during training about a resident who was huffing using spray cans and diapers, so thats what she thought at first. but i told her that if he was huffing he would (a) also have aerosol containers and ( wouldn't have a whole pack or would at least hide it better. i remarked "i bet he's just kinky!". she's a good enough friend of mine that we could laugh about that.

we continued surveying the room and i found more 'evidence' that this resident may indeed be 'part of the gang'! Granted, I'm strictly DL and this guy looks to be pretty heavily AB, but still. He had 2 teddy bears on his bed, an adult-sized bottle with the sippy cup type top on his dresser, and (here's the clincher)... there was a pacifier hanging from his lamp on a string!!

i couldn't believe it. none of these items were hidden at all. i dont know if his roommate is just completely oblivious or if he's OK with it or what, but i personally would never have the balls to just leave my diapers out like that. i was really surprised and overjoyed. the hall we were doing was my partner's, she said that the room had 2 british guys in it. so somewhere at my school there's a diaper lovin', pacifier usin' brit running around being awesome. XD

just thought i'd share a random bit of excellence! have a great week and stay diapered!

[toddmdl]

Just out of curiosity, what school are you at? My school is also a dry campus. BTW for clarification that was not my room haha.

[BabyApple]

how cool is that :-D

I've always imagined what it would be like to happen upon another ab/dl randomly, sometimes i dream of running into one in the baby aisle and being like "ah haa! me too! lets play! rawwwr!"

[DailyDi]

Just out of curiosity, what school are you at? My school is also a dry campus. BTW for clarification that was not my room haha.

Sure it wasn't. lol

[adriansurley]

"...being like "ah haa! me too! lets play! rawwwr!" " - I don't know what it was about that statement but it made me laugh...just picturing that scene and saying "Rawwwwr" makes me laugh. I'm goofy, I know.

[sarah_ab]

ok at least tell us what state your school is in for those us who go to univ on a dry campus and know they just did health and safety inspections!!!

at least knowing the state will help us narrow it down if we should be on the lookout for a diaper wearing brit!!!!

[rusty pins]

My school is also a dry campus.

If your schools are Dry Campuses, do student's get kicked out for wetting the bed or their pants? LOL! (Maybe that's why the diapers were in the room - to hide pants and bedwetting so they don't get kicked out of school on a dry campus.......NAH!)

[curiositykilledthecat]

LOL, you should introduce yourself to him.

[hazardouskink]

haha, yeah! except i dont know which of the two roommates it was, plus i wouldn't recognize them if i did. i'll keep my eyes peeled, though. i definitely want to drop some hints if i ever end up in a class with him.

i'm in georgia, as a ball park.

[sarah_ab]

If your schools are Dry Campuses, do student's get kicked out for wetting the bed or their pants? LOL! (Maybe that's why the diapers were in the room - to hide pants and bedwetting so they don't get kicked out of school on a dry campus.......NAH!)

*giggles* ya i think u need to do better freshman orientation and let them know by dry you mean no alcohol... its ok for them to wet their pants!!!!

georgia helps, least i know its not my school....

i did live in georgia once.. in atlanta, and i met some fine people from kennesaw state a while back... but its to darned humid down there for me. i just about sweated my literary balls off

[Aurelius]

Quite a find!

You should definitely find him if you can.

[babyfett]

haha, yeah! except i dont know which of the two roommates it was, plus i wouldn't recognize them if i did. i'll keep my eyes peeled, though. i definitely want to drop some hints if i ever end up in a class with him.

i'm in georgia, as a ball park.

Berry College?

[packrat]

Sarah_ab:

"just about sweated my literary ball off"?????

[sarah_ab]

yeah typed that wrong, but u know the saying sweated my balls off.. well i dont have them, should be imaginary, or figurative balls off... vocabularywas apparently not my strong suit when i made that post

[Acecool]

Wouldnt that be an unlawful search of a premises? Or do the "tenants" sign an agreement allowing you guys to search..?

[crampindonut]

Wouldnt that be an unlawful search of a premises? Or do the "tenants" sign an agreement allowing you guys to search..?

Nah, pretty sure that would fall under an administrative search since they don't own the room the college does. Kinda like how your principal could search "your" locker in highschool.

Cool find by the way!

[hazardouskink]

Wouldnt that be an unlawful search of a premises? Or do the "tenants" sign an agreement allowing you guys to search..?

i'm not sure where you're from, but in the US a school's jurisdiction falls differently than a private space. because the school owns these buildings the staff has the right to search. although we as RAs (being student staff) cannot touch a student or the student's belongings [which means that if you have 3 lbs of crack in a drawer we can't open it to check, lol] RDs or any professional staff have full right to search every inch of your room. when parked on premises they can also search your car.

plus as an added measure every resident at our college signs a housing contract that not only binds them for a full years worth of rent (which must still be paid even if you move out on the first day and never come back) but also states the college's policies and what action we can take to enforce them, including the right to search.

AND (there's more!) we post at least 24 hours in advance of any inspection the date and time it will take place, so if you did have anything 'unlawful' in your room you'd have ample time to get rid of it. i make it really difficult to get caught, lol

[Guest Pizaz]

Maybe the roommate was gone for an extended period of time, hence the items left out in the open. But if he knew you were coming, then it sounds like he probably doesn't have anything to hide -- which is admirable.

[sarah_ab]

At most universities staff members, including security cannot just 'key into' a residents room unless certain circumstances are met.

*The student places a work order requesting something such a light bulb be changed etc...

*The student was seen taking illegal substances into or out of their dorm room - and even then this can be iffy

*Signs have been posted 24 hours in advance alerting the students that room checks are going to be performed, with the date and approximate times of the room checks.

*The fire alarm goes off. Standard procedure in case of a fire is that those properly trained staff will key into every single dorm room to make sure the building really is evacuated

*A call was placed to 911, campus security or other emergency personnel from the room or a person occupying that room.

I'm sure there are other instances of when its appropriate to 'key into' a students room, but on the whole the students need to be given at least 24 hours notice if someone is going to be entering their room.

If the university is a state run university than cars are considered on public property and are subject to public laws, if it is a private university that many laws to protect the students dont apply, as it is a private insitution.

[Knuxie Fawks]

how cool is that :-D

I've always imagined what it would be like to happen upon another ab/dl randomly, sometimes i dream of running into one in the baby aisle and being like "ah haa! me too! lets play! rawwwr!"

There's a chance you might find me in the baby aisle of a store. I normally try to look nonchalant, as if I'm looking at baby stuff for a friend or possibly my own child, but try not to let on that it's for me. It's worked so far. I have never said it was for a friend or child, and don't know if I'd lie or not, but I just try to look that way. If that makes sense.

[Acecool]

I live in SC, and any residence where you PAY to live there, is your castle.. No one can come in and search without a warrant.

Dorms are paid residences, thus fall under this category.

What state are you in which voids your constitutional rights?

[FretaBWet]

I'm sure you were excited at the prospect of finding a kindred spirit so close by and probably engaged your mouth before your brain because pointing out the diapers to the girl with you was not too bright. What if she was disgusted or just thought it was a great story to blab about to all her friends on campus. College is a place for learning though so maybe there's a lesson here like you might try protecting the privacy of a comrade in diapers rather than violate it. Just some food for thought.

Hugs,

Michelle

[dl_ashlee]

I live in SC, and any residence where you PAY to live there, is your castle.. No one can come in and search without a warrant.

Dorms are paid residences, thus fall under this category.

What state are you in which voids your constitutional rights?

Much different laws in the good ol' USA then SC. You are just renting, so the owner of the building can decide the terms and you sign an agreement to these terms.

[hazardouskink]

What if she was disgusted or just thought it was a great story to blab about to all her friends on campus. College is a place for learning though so maybe there's a lesson here like you might try protecting the privacy of a comrade in diapers rather than violate it. Just some food for thought.

while i appreciate a good snack, i think its neither here nor there in this case. it is my duty to ensure the safety and security of our residents. if someone in a dorm is abusing substances it is in both their and the school's best interests that we assess the situation. as i had said, during training we'd been made aware of the fact that people use diapers to 'huff'. i cut out a lot of my debate time in my recount because its boring and inconsequential to the final outcome that the people of this board would probably care about, lol. besides, i was/am excellent friends with my fellow staff member. had she not been a personal acquaintance i would have handled the situation differently.

what if it wasn't me that had done that particular hall? what if it was the RD, who would call a full investigation for possible drug abuse? what if it was someone who had no idea that diapers could be a completely healthy indulgence and wrongly accused a resident of possessing 'child pornography'? what if he'd been in the room at the time?

Just because someone has or uses diapers does not immediately put them under my protection. i have signed a contract and i will continue to uphold it. although i completely see where you're coming from, i personally have absolutely no regrets about how the situation was handled. thanks for pointing it out, though!

[hazardouskink]

What state are you in which voids your constitutional rights?

i'm in Georgia. And please do point out to me where in the constitution a renters agreement with a clause including full right to search at will is covered. so far I can only find amendment 4, which as to do with owned property (which renting does not fall under). i'm interested in bringing the material to my superiors so they can further modify our housing contract to be sure we've got our bases covered. apparently their legal team overlooked something during the most recent draft.

thanks in advance!