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That is a fair response, I was being a little sarcastic but I was also pointing out a lack of emphasis on personal responsibility. Peer pressure only goes so far. Especially when the results are obviously going to be severe.
Also peer presure is not a good defense when it comes to the committment of crimes. If the group egged you on to kill someone and you did, you are facing a world of trouble.
And yet in many hazing incidents there is an element of personal choice that becomes confused in the person's mind with the pressure to get in.
That is why I mentioned confidence and self-esteem. Its unlikely that a very confident person would let that happen to themselves to someone else around them.
I am aware of the realities: most people do not have much confidence or self-esteem; The desire to belong can overpower a lot of people's ability to distinguish between right and wrong, etc etc.
But this will always continue unless we emphasize personal responsibility and give proper models of behavior for unusual situations.
But perhaps people disagree that personal responsibility is important? Or that maybe, some pledges should just say no?
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