Posted on 05/10/2006 1:12:02 PM PDT by andrew2527
Ambiguity may be part of any contract.
"In addition, the perpetrators use a combination of strong peer pressure,"
Legal. Commendable in some ways- the very point of such bonding related to any team spirit or conscription to service.
"illegal serving of alcohol to underage pledges,"
I fully support this as a libertarian, though good judgement dictates not actually doing so.
"and often physical force,"
I believe a perceived threat of physical force exists, but that it is real and used often... I disagree.
"to discourage anyone from backing out after they find out what's really going to happen."
False imprisonment is already a crime, considered next to kidnapping. That should always be prosecuted when it occurs.
"When these things get reported and prosecuted, it's usually either because one of the unwilling victims blows the whistle, or because something goes horribly wrong and somebody ends up in the hospital or dead."
So far, I have been argumentative in the interest of defending the right to haze and be hazed. It so happens on a personal level that I agree with you, largely. Hazing goes too far and gets out of control, and then ends up killing someone.
I support addressing the problem in some manner, but summarily banning an activity is not the American way.
The Royal Baby was good. When I became a shell-back, the Royal Baby was this huge, nasty bosn mate.
"Keep your sunny side up, Petey!" --- Verne Schillinger, Oz
That breaks this shell-back's heart. I became a shell-back in 81 on the way to beautiful Diago Garcia.
I remember all of those things when I crossed in 1981.
Insults are now considered "hazing"???
Sounds to me like the thought police are on the march in Vermont. This is a forecast of what awaits America in the brave new world of the scumbag liberal Democrats. Goodbye, Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Yep, whatever The Sopranos had...it lost.
Season One was the best season of serial TV ever. Season Two was a close second. After that, there were still flashes of brilliance at various times.
Now, after the two-year hiatus, there's almost nothing left. I'll probably watch it through the end just to see what happens to a couple of characters, but the show really doesn't warrant it.
Amazing. While other horrible hazing incidents go unpunished.
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