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10-28-2010, 12:56 PM
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Yes, people do fight at parties, but you don't go to a party with the expectation that you'll be assaulted.
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But, if you go to a fraternity party dressed as a wizard in freakish colors, and it is not a costume event, and you are not the "crazy" member that everyone knows dresses and acts like the court jester, you should expect to be noticed, and not in a good way. Throw in alcohol consumption to an excessive degree, and it spells trouble.
If this boy were my son, I would be telling him, "Well, what in the hell did you expect?" I'd be pissed that my son was victimized, and looking for justice for him, but at the same time I'd also be pissed at my son for being an idiot.
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10-28-2010, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by srmom
But, if you go to a fraternity party dressed as a wizard in freakish colors, and it is not a costume event, and you are not the "crazy" member that everyone knows dresses and acts like the court jester, you should expect to be noticed, and not in a good way. Throw in alcohol consumption to an excessive degree, and it spells trouble.
If this boy were my son, I would be telling him, "Well, what in the hell did you expect?" I'd be pissed that my son was victimized, and looking for justice for him, but at the same time I'd also be pissed at my son for being an idiot.
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That goes back to one of my original questions -- if everyone at this party was so offended by his style of dress, why was he allowed entry?
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10-28-2010, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by knight_shadow
That goes back to one of my original questions -- if everyone at this party was so offended by his style of dress, why was he allowed entry?
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Not everyone guards the gates.
When I lived in the house, we had nights when the doors were left open so anyone could come in and we didn't have to deal with getting the door or giving them the code in.
Some rather unfortunate members of a sports team decided to come in, whence they were promptly kicked out.
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10-28-2010, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk
Not everyone guards the gates.
When I lived in the house, we had nights when the doors were left open so anyone could come in and we didn't have to deal with getting the door or giving them the code in.
Some rather unfortunate members of a sports team decided to come in, whence they were promptly kicked out.
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Fair enough. When my organization had a house near campus, we'd often leave the doors unlocked for the same reason. That would make this situation the fraternity's fault, though, for not being more cautious with its guest list.
And the article says that his outfit was praised several times before The Wizard was assaulted. If someone came into my chapter's house in, say, a KKK get-up, there would not be enough time for said person to mingle and cause a scene. He'd be dealt with immediately.
That doesn't seem to be the case in this situation.
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