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i can understand both sides of this but i think it boils down to how common or uncommon hazing is at your school. there's so much politics involved depending on who knows what and i'd have to imagine that most schools and universities are very fearful of the publicity and lawsuits, especially since most of the time it's going to be pretty hard to prove unless there's sustained physical injuires or pictures or video. even then it can be impossible to actually prove who did what and to whom, or who had knowledge of it and to what extent. i can see wanting to blow the whistle in order to try to prevent it, but if the groups doing it really want to, it's easy to do it and not get caught, and some groups of people, even considered minor, can create an atmosphere in which the few people out of a larger group who have been hazed and want to report it, can be made fearful of doing so, especially when you're talking about a town or a campus where everyone knows each other and these people have to be able to live amongst each other. believe me, i know it sucks and am in NO WAY condoning hazing, but often times the administrators who could try to crack down on it know about it anyway, and when so many idiots will volunteer to be hazed, it's a big mess and could easily turn into a major burden for one person to try and change it, and in many cases, actually try to change people's morals and free will. it's impossible.
i think there should be more focus on why is there so much hazing anyway - why does our culture seem to promote this attitude in people, either apathy, or loss of identity within group-thinking/image, or sadism? it's really scary to watch the facial expressions of people who are having fun hazing other people.
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