 happyhomemaker says: I honestly don't see the difference between hazing and assault. If they hurt this kid to the extent he was injured, then they got the proper sentence in my opinion. I agree, hazing is a euphemism for sadistic bullying Does anyone know why one of the defendant's lawyers was charged with indirect criminal contempt? jk...this is the excerpt from our local paper: "In a bizarre ending to the long, tense afternoon, Harris' attorney Richard Keith Alan II was handcuffed on a contempt charge from the judge. A person in his law office refused comment." On the news last night, it was reported that the attorney was consistently late for the court sessions. From what I read of the article in our newspaper, the trial was intense and predictable. The defendants were praised for being upstanding students with bright futures ahead of them, excellent role models and leaders for the young, African-American community here. The victim was indeed physically abused/assaulted but criticized by some for being a wuss a... Thanks jatfla! I agree with the judge's decision. Hazing (and college kids' behavior in general) needs to be gotten under control. It's a shame that these kids have to take the fall, when so many others are doing the same or similar things. But the point needs to be made. I'm glad that egoldstein has responded and that we agree!! There comes a time when we can no longer consider these people "kids" and all must assume responsibility for their immature and hurtful behavior. Too bad the standards are not across the board. Then ALL might get the message that this kind of behavior is no longer excusable; in court or elsewhere. Thanks Jatfla for finding that. I wasn't able to go online much today so I didn't see the comments, much less google the case to find the reason. Quite honestly if I were a judge and a lawyer showed up late day after day, I'd hold him in contempt for disrespect myself. As for the boys, was it the defense who had the "blame the victim" mentality? I'm guessing it was the advice of their lawyer. I'd like to see one college kid who doesn't consider joining a fraternity or sorority. Hell, I did and I'm really shy around new people and a hug the wall kind of person at parties. Does that mean I should get the stuffing beat out of me and call it hazing too? Either way the kid suffered inju... Maybe the frats will wise up and instead of using hazing as the entry requirements, they might start looking at requiring their pledges to do some type of community service. It could still be done in a fun manner - perhaps the pledges have to wear pink tu-tus' or something and collect money for some charity or work at a soup-kitchen, etc. Again - it just shows mankind is more intent on destroying one another then improving one-anohter or society. I think that's an excellent idea. I know some colleges are banning hazing so much so that if it detects even the slightest hint of hazing, the fraternity or sorority gets banned for life from the college. Of course some colleges turn a blind eye if no one is physically harmed, I'm sure. But I like your idea much better. |
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