This reminds me of my high school, even though nothing like this occured (to my knowledge, at least). There was a lot of pressure to conform, and we had essentially the equivalent of high school sororities/fraternities (complete with rush-like teas) that were probably harder to get into than my own sorority.
Anyway, the fact that this kid whose father's trying to justify his apathy is going into the Marines scares the hell out of me...what would he do to protect our nation if he can't protect his classmates when feces and pigs' intestines are being thrown at them?
I also
loved how the son was removed from any and all implication in the article...including the fact that "he wasn't drinking."
Yet another reminder why I am so glad not to be in high school now.