Quote:
|
Originally Posted by scooter1369
Hazing is a tradition. Its a mark of acceptance. Every military unit I have been in has its own hazing rituals to accept new members. Some rituals have gone over the line and people have been maimed or killed. And those incidents ruin it for those with clean, controlled rituals.
We've gone to too many extremes. One side is too dangerous, the other too protective.
|
I think the main problem is lack of reasonable boundaries. I know of some instances from high school teams that were harmless, and I also know of a couple that were too violent, and one that was too sexual. The problem is that when the extremes are pointed out, one side says we need to do away with everything entirely, and the other side is in knee-jerk apologist mode. I think rites of passage are fine...but if they put a person in a truly significant health-compromising situation (either with violence or sex or both) I think that crosses the line.