Posted on 10/03/2012 2:55:23 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
There’s no butts about it.
A University of Tennessee student who allegedly binged on alcohol by “butt chugging” denied that he was hospitalized for the dangerous activity, claiming he’d never do such a thing because it would violate “God’s law.”
In a rambling written statement, 20-year-old Alexander (Xander) Broughton said, “I am a Christian who would never desecrate my body in that manner.”
“That manner” would be consuming alcohol through a rubber tube inserted into his rectum.
Broughton, of Memphis, was taken to a Knoxville hospital Sept. 22 with a blood-alcohol level at a life-threatening .40, according to reports.
The scandal led to the suspension of his Pi Kappa Alpha frat chapter through spring 2015, outraging his frat brothers.
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
He's 20. He's an adult.
Our ridiculously Puritanical drinking age of 21 that removes the ability of parents to instill responsible drinking habits in their children at a young age and instead ensures they will learn how to drink from their peers while at college is half the cause for this kind of reckless behavior.
Oops. Just noticed this was a zombie thread. I don't know how I missed it five years ago. I must've been ass drunk.
Oh well. He's old enough now.
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