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Originally posted by exlurker
Personally I don't think the financial risk is the only reason we discuss hazing, but it's certainly a big reason.
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Interesting stuff. Perhaps a current or former national officer could inform us here. How difficult would it be for an organization to purchase liability insurance if it did not have extremely strong anti-hazing policies and programming?
I can see the benefit on one side, but on the other side, the question needs to be asked -- do we cause more harm than good in forcing hazing activities underground? That is to say, if chapters that haze (that chapter will actually haze is a foregone conclusion), is it better to let them do it out in the open? Or is it more likely that things might escalate when they are done behind closed doors, out in the middle of nowhere, etc. Do we actually put lives at risk when we force hospitals to report any suspicion of hazing to the authorities? Alcohol abuse? I think some of our organization's policies as well as some local and state laws are extremely short-sighted in these regards.
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