It's hazing season on college campuses. State safeguards are uneven.
Anti-hazing laws differ in their definitions and criminal penalties. And they don't necessarily lead to serious criminal charges even when one someone dies.
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Anti-hazing laws differ in their definitions and criminal penalties. And they don't necessarily lead to serious criminal charges even when one someone dies.
At least 44 states, including Virginia, and the District of Columbia have anti-hazing laws in place.
Max Gruver spent the early morning hours of Sept. 14, 2017, heavily intoxicated and passed out on a couch inside the Phi Delta Theta chapter house at Louisiana State University.
Max Gruver spent the early morning hours of Sept. 14, 2017, heavily intoxicated and passed out on a couch inside the Phi Delta Theta chapter house at Louisiana State University.
Max Gruver spent the early morning hours of Sept. 14, 2017, heavily intoxicated and passed out on a couch inside the Phi Delta Theta chapter house at Louisiana State University. He had been forced to repeatedly chug 190-proof Diesel liquor in a hazing ritual called “Bible Study,” during which pledges are quizzed on fraternity facts. […]