Hazing

FOR those among you who live in civilized countries, there is in america a charmingly quaint little tradition called "hazing", in which a person trying to become a member of an organization is subjected to humiliation, physical abuse; in essence, torture.

yes, leave it to good ole democratic equal opportunity america to precede social acceptance with torture...violence for the sake of ritual and tradition.

If he endures this in good grace, he will possibly or even probably be admitted to the organization, if not, he definitely won't. Hazing takes place among both genders, but is most prevalent among young men, unsurprisingly.

The organizations most prone to do this are college fraternities and sororities, collge interest clubs and athletic teams, and military units. It would not be surprising, however, to discover that the practice had spread to churches, civic groups, political organizations, and professional associations.

studies have recently indicated that hazing in general over the past few dacades has become more degrading, shocking, sexually oriented, and violent. How utterly surprising. How utterly surprising that anything in america is becoming more sexual, more violent... more....

..as goes the culture, so go the young...

in fact, since 1970 over one hundred people have died fromh hazing, most recently, of course, being the young african american drum major at Florida A. and M. university, for which 12 people face 2nd degree murder charges.

Traditionally, hazing doesn't result in criminal charges; people admitted to organizations are satisfied with the outcome; people not admitted usually don't press charges either, strangely; there really isn't much legal precedent, common law lor legislative law regarding the practice.

hazing has remained for the most part an "Inside" affair; what happens here stays here. that might now change, considering the publicity surrounding the A. and M. case.

so for those of you who might be considering relocating to america, be careful who you hang out with when you get here...

Bb

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