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Voted : Society is at fault for having a lenient attitude toward minors consuming alcohol.
Stop the maddness.
I grew up in a combative alcoholic enviroment. Every year around Holidays there was a grand war at my home. I believed for years that Santa's Sliegh had little red flashing lights on top. I would tell my friends *Santa took Daddy Downtown tonight*.

Do you know what I got for Christmas?

Severe emotional Problems. LOL

I tell this jokingly, though it's no joke. Still, every year around Holidays, I get depressed and experience Post truamatic dis-stress. Though I have learned to cope over the years, There's a serious need for social awareness and change to prevent these tragedies.

I think there's a cultural aspect here that must share the blame.

This sort of moronic "fraternity hazing" doesn't exist in European universities.

by ramaDUNG on Fri Jan 12, 07 12:30am [+]

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Voted : The fraternity is liable for allow this student access to alcohol.
More specifically, the student himself combined with his friends and his fraternity.

Blaming the federal government or Johnny Walker isn't going to change anything. You can't make a change in society until you start with the people within it.

"I think there's a cultural aspect here that must share the blame.

This sort of moronic "fraternity hazing" doesn't exist in European universities."
by ramaDUNG

Yeah, I think it's the general 'alcohol is bad' attitude that makes it look more inviting to the young here.

by Grumpy_Person on Fri Jan 12, 07 12:52am [+]

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Voted : The student is responsible for his own actions.
He is responsible for his own actions. Unless the fraternity forced him to drink and/or knew he was ill, they should not share the blame. It doesn't matter if he was under legal drinking age.

by thc2883 on Fri Jan 12, 07 5:49am [+]

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Yep, that's it Grumpy.

Kids can legally drink in public (accompanied, or with meals) as young as 13 in some European countries. So when they get to university there's no great mystique about alcohol, and kids generally have a better idea of their own tolerance levels. And usually a healthy respect for spirits, at the very least.

Although I was actually quite surprised at how low that frat kid's blood alcohol level was... that sort of level shouldn't have been lethal. I can only assume that this was his first real night out on the piss, as it were.

by ramaDUNG on Fri Jan 12, 07 10:18am [+]

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Then there's the possibility that he was allergic to alcohol. Sometimes people are and don't know until they drink beyond a certain point. They usually exhibit some adverse reaction with any amount they drink though.

Or maybe alcohol wasn't the only thing he consumed?

by passiveson on Fri Jan 12, 07 2:44pm [+]

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Voted : A combination of the student, uni and frat
At some point, that kid should have had the common sense to stop and say, "Hey, getting into this isn't worth the effort." The frat should've known that the kid was drinking too much, and the university is simply responsible because it's the university. In charge, therefore responsible.

by Truthseeker013 on Fri Jan 12, 07 3:27pm [+]

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Voted : The fraternity is liable for allow this student access to alcohol.
Wow, i don't know, i guess the fraternity should be watching the kids better?

I like what grumpy put...

by socal_sweetie on Fri Jan 12, 07 5:24pm [+]

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Voted : The student is responsible for his own actions.
Most students seem to survive college without dying by fraternity hazing.
Is it due to values instilled by parents ?
Is it because fraternities get by with irresponsible behaviour ?

by Black_Lava on Sat Jan 13, 07 9:05am [+]

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