Re: hazing problems
Cheryl Singhal (csinghal@CAPACCESS.ORG)
Fri, 12 Sep 1997 12:01:07 -0400
On Fri, 12 Sep 1997, Mark Wright wrote:
to
Charlie Folks wrote:
And I couldn't decipher the quote marks, but I think it was Mark who said:
> I think that you are mis-using the term 'hazing.' Hazing can NOT be
> allowed under any circumstances. Simple pranks, sure. Practical jokes,
> OK. But an act done to humiliate, or hurt another scout is not
> Friendly, is not Courteous, is not Kind, does not foster Cheerful
> feelings.
Whoever said it, I'd like to opine that the difference between a
practical joke and hazing is almost entirely dependent on whether
you are the do-er or the do-ee. If I try to pick up a wallet super-glued
to the floor, from the perspective of the fella who glued it down it's a
practical joke, but from my point of view it's humiliating.
There is also a difference between initiation and hazing/practical
jokes.
Before anyone supports one and decries the other, let's get the
definitions on the table and the distinctions ironed out.
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