Blindfolds as Hazing?

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Angel, find a legal definition of hazing where blindfolding alone is enough. It seems to me that the blindfolding could be a minor factor in deciding whether something is hazing, but I'd have to look at what was going on while the blindfold was on to know for sure.

Again, the fact that blindfolding is "often" associated with other activities is not in itself dispositive.

If you read my post again, you'll see that I was saying that blindfolding is not hazing in and of itself, but in the unfortunate case we've been discussing, it was CLEARLY hazing.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

but in the unfortunate case we've been discussing, it was CLEARLY hazing.

I disagree. Was the blindfolding done in order to promote mental discomfort (a terrible standard, but it's NPC, I think)? Unless it is "CLEARLY" the case that the blindfolding was done for that purpose, then nothing is clear.