Weird news story

[Carlito]

http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2001/4/26/681547.html

That HAS to be a Red Dwarf reference, right?

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[Blisschick]

Geez, you would think it would have to be. I can’t think of any other reason to shave the letter “H” on a guy’s chest named Rimmer.

[Carlito]

Killing the guy is taking it to extremes though. They coulda just pretended he was series VIII Rimmer.

[Blisschick]

I’m just surprised they didn’t take a marker and draw one on his forehead. It would’ve made more sense.

Poor guy, but the whole thing sounds like a hazing incident gone wrong. There’s been enough of that over here in recent years.

[The PerformingMonkey]

I am from where the guy was from. Is all.

[Tarka Dal]

What is hazing?

[Blisschick]

As defined on StopHazing.org:

?Hazing? refers to any activity expected of someone joining a group (or to maintain full status in a group) that humiliates, degrades or risks emotional and/or physical harm, regardless of the person’s willingness to participate. In years past, hazing practices were typically considered harmless pranks or comical antics associated with young men in college fraternities.

Hazing activities are generally considered to be: physically abusive, hazardous, and/or sexually violating. The specific behaviors or activities within these categories vary widely among participants, groups and settings. While alcohol use is common in many types of hazing, other examples of typical hazing practices include: personal servitude; sleep deprivation and restrictions on personal hygiene; yelling, swearing and insulting new members/rookies; being forced to wear embarrassing or humiliating attire in public; consumption of vile substances or smearing of such on one’s skin; brandings; physical beatings; binge drinking and drinking games; sexual simulation and sexual assault.

[Tarka Dal]

Oh, being a tit.

[Blisschick]

Pretty much.

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