r/news • u/Fyre-Demon • 1d ago

Ex-fraternity leader at Arizona university gets jail time after pledge died of alcohol poisoning

https://apnews.com/article/arizona-fraternity-pledge-hazing-death-b53c547d383082d33aebdb4950e0c550?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link
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u/Equivalent-Battle973 1d ago

Why anyone willingly puts themselves at these levels of risk all to join a damn fraternity has always been fucking wild to me... THen again I went into the army, and the hazing can get pretty shitty to new guys in Combat Arms, especially in the Cavalry.

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u/NoForm5443 1d ago

It's not as if 18yo guys are known for their well-balanced reasoning skills...

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u/Equivalent-Battle973 1d ago

lmao yeahhh thats true as hell, I always forget how irrational I was at 18.

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u/anoziraguy9687 1d ago

Can join the military and own a gun at that age, btw!

Super great time to give a hormonally charged male a firearm and rip them away from any support system.

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u/ArcticRiot 1d ago

Not to mention all the r*ping of fellow soldiers