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Originally Posted by Kevin
Looking at those things they have been accused of (I don't know what they've actually admitted to, so a lot of this could be exaggerated), what jumps out at me is the fact that many of these activities are extremely unsafe.
A lot of this stuff, i.e., the "bows and toes," is really not unsafe, painful as hell, but not really unsafe, at least no more unsafe than flag football.
The forced drinking? That is unsafe. I often hear hazing proponents say that they "know where to draw the line," well, clearly, this is evidence that this is not always the case. At least here it wasn't. If what happened here happened as described, it's a real wonder no one was really seriously injured or died as a result of this hazing.
All that said, I don't expect these criminal complaints to amount to anything more than a few suspended sentences. I'll say what I said about the Alpha Phi Alphas at Oklahoma State -- these are likely good kids and society would be better served if they had a second chance and a clean slate.
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Well, I do have to wonder about what is going to happen to their careers as Investment Bankers. That can be a rather ram-rod straight group there. One of my Brothers is a Managing Partner/Director of one and I have to wonder what he would say if someone told him just how they spent their weekend and why:
Two sentenced to 4 days in jail for hazing
Four UT fraternity members sentenced for 2006 treatment of pledges.
http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=207076
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/04/29/0429hazing.html
Could it have been worse? Yes. In many ways-including felony charges.
As I said, their career path may have just hit a speed bump if not worse.
Kevin-I hope you are correct.