Barrington Police remind students to ‘think twice before they post’ after social media prank

BARRINGTON, R.I. (WLNE) — The Barrington Police Department said it is reminding students to “think twice before they post” after a social media prank.

On Sept. 23, police were made aware of an Instagram account identified as “thebarringtonpisser,” which “contained short video clips depicting what appeared to be a person urinating in public spaces” and private spaces.

Police received another message through social media on Sept. 28 regarding a TikTok account identified as “barringtonpisser.”

Police said the TikTok account had similar videos to the Instagram account, which included a video taken inside the Barrington High School.

On Sept. 29, police said a Barrington High School student admitted to the student resource officer that they posted the videos on social media.

According to police, on Tuesday, the student said the videos were made as a prank and “the liquid seen on the video was water, not urine.”

Police said the student “took full responsibility” and was “very forthcoming and remorseful,” and no charges will be filed.

“This incident along with other recent incidents should remind students and all other users of social media platforms to think twice before they post,” BPD Chief Michael Correia said.