REXBURG- Brigham Young University-Idaho threatened with shooting after a BYU-Idaho student posted on a popular social media app threatening to “shoot up the school” only to be quickly taken into custody by the Rexburg Police Department.
Oct. 26 at about noon, BYU-Idaho was nearly put into danger after 19-year-old Joshua David Tanner posted on the social media app Yik Yak about potentially shooting the school.
“I’m going to shoot up BYUI Monday,” Tanner said in his post.
When Yik Yak users create an account, they agree to specific rules which include not using the app to bully or target others, and that if a user is to come across any type of post that is threatening or offensive to others, they should down vote the post, or report it.
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The app Yik Yak works anonymously. Users have the ability to write posts and send them anonymously around the area you are in.
“Yik Yak is meant to allow anyone to connect and share information with others without actually having to know them,” according to the app description.
Although the app does not reveal anything about the user, according to policy, the app has the right to share ones IP address or any other information they believe is necessary when one needs to be investigated.
BYU-Idaho sent out an email about two hours after the student was detained. The email that had been sent out was regarding the shooting explaining and informing the students that the individual who made the post had been identified, and that the shooting threat had been contained.
The email went on to discuss that BYU-Idaho does not take offensive threats lightly. The school stated that they do have extensive plans for emergency situations and they are ready to take action if the emergency situation were to occur. Some students of BYU-Idaho were unhappy about the Yik Yak
Oct. 26 at about noon, BYU-Idaho was nearly put into danger after 19-year-old Joshua David Tanner posted on the social media app Yik Yak about potentially shooting the school.
“I’m going to shoot up BYUI Monday,” Tanner said in his post.
When Yik Yak users create an account, they agree to specific rules which include not using the app to bully or target others, and that if a user is to come across any type of post that is threatening or offensive to others, they should down vote the post, or report it.
Within a minute of …show more content…
The app Yik Yak works anonymously. Users have the ability to write posts and send them anonymously around the area you are in.
“Yik Yak is meant to allow anyone to connect and share information with others without actually having to know them,” according to the app description.
Although the app does not reveal anything about the user, according to policy, the app has the right to share ones IP address or any other information they believe is necessary when one needs to be investigated.
BYU-Idaho sent out an email about two hours after the student was detained. The email that had been sent out was regarding the shooting explaining and informing the students that the individual who made the post had been identified, and that the shooting threat had been contained.
The email went on to discuss that BYU-Idaho does not take offensive threats lightly. The school stated that they do have extensive plans for emergency situations and they are ready to take action if the emergency situation were to occur. Some students of BYU-Idaho were unhappy about the Yik Yak