| On a startling Court TV program, Al Roker
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| | confederation, or conspiracy to violate
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| investigated the horrors of 'hazing'
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| | the provisions of Section 16-3-910 and
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| reportedly not only in College sororities
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| | any of such persons do any overt act
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| and fraternities, but even in high
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| | towards carrying out such unlawful
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| schools across the country. The program
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| | agreement, confederation, or conspiracy,
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| was extremely revealing and shocking as
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| | each such person shall be guilty of a
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| it provided a weatlh of information
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| | felony and, upon conviction, shall be
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| regarding so-called Greek 'hazing'
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| | punished in like manner as provided for
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| rituals carried out across this Nation.
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| | the violation of Section 16-3-910.ARTICLE
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| Unfortunately, hazing is a predominant
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| | 17.HARASSMENT AND STALKINGSECTION
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| force among colleges, schools, military
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| | 16-3-1700.Definitions.As used in this
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| and even church groups, that it is
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| | article:(A) "Harassment" means a pattern
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| blatantly out of control. Often, supposed
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| | of intentional, substantial, and
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| 'leaders' or participants of hazing are
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| | unreasonable intrusion into the private
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| sadly protected by 'frat brothers &
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| | life of a targeted person that causes the
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| sisters,' school coaches, and are rarely
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| | person and would cause a reasonable
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| prosecuted for hazing incidents - even
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| | person in his position to suffer mental
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| those involving death. The horrors of
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| | distress. Harassment may include, but is
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| hazing are so unbelievable that most
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| | not limited to:(1) following the targeted
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| parents would shiver to think that their
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| | person as he moves from location to
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| child could ultimately be faced with such
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| | location;(2) visual, physical, verbal,
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| vile cruelty.What exactly is 'hazing?'
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| | written, or electronic contact that is
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| According to the NFHS' Interscholastic
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| | initiated, maintained, or repeated after
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| Athletic Administration magazine, 'Hazing
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| | a person has been provided notice that
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| is defined as: any act or ceremony which
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| | the contact is unwanted;(3) surveillance
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| creates the risk of harm to the student
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| | of or the maintenance of a presence near
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| or to any other party and that is
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| | the targeted person's:(a) residence;(b)
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| committed as a form of initiation into a
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| | place of work;(c) school; or(d) another
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| particular club or activity. Hazing
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| | place regularly occupied by the targeted
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| includes, but is not limited to,
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| | person; and(4) vandalism and property
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| activities that involve the risk of
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| | damage.SECTION 16-3-1710.Penalties upon
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| physical harm, whipping, branding,
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| | conviction for harassment.(A) A person
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| ingesting vile substances, sleep
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| | who engages in harassment is guilty of a
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| deprivation, over-exposure to heat or
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| | misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be
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| cold, restraint, nudity, or kidnapping.
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| | fined not more than two hundred dollars,
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| Hazing could also include include actions
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| | imprisoned not more than thirty days, or
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| or simulations of a sexual nature,
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| | both.(B) A person convicted of harassment
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| activities that create a hostile,
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| | against a person within seven years of a
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| abusive, or intimidating environment for
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| | prior conviction of harassment against or
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| the student.'As a random example, the
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| | stalking of that person, or when an
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| state of South Carolina lists the S.C.
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| | injunction or restraining order is in
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| Code of Laws for hazing as:ARTICLE
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| | effect prohibiting this conduct, is
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| 6.HAZING SECTION 16-3-510Hazing unlawful;
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| | guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
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| definitions.It is unlawful for a person
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| | conviction, must be fined not more than
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| to intentionally or recklessly engage in
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| | one thousand dollars, imprisoned not more
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| acts which have a foreseeable potential
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| | than one year, or
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| for causing physical harm to a person for
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| | both.------------------------------------
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| the purpose of initiation or admission
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| into or affiliation with a chartered or
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| | ---Clearly, we can see that all of the
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| nonchartered student, fraternal, or
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| | above laws directly coincide with
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| sororal organization. Fraternity,
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| | incidents of 'hazing.' Deplorably, these
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| sorority, or other organization for
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| | laws reflect similar views across the
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| purposes of this section means those
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| | Nation and are in incredible need of
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| chartered and nonchartered fraternities,
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| | revisioning. In addition to this, Alaska,
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| sororities, or other organizations
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| | Hawaii, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota
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| operating in connection with a school,
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| | and Wyoming have absolutely no
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| college, or university. This section does
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| | anti-hazing laws. To find out how your
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| not include customary athletic events or
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| | individual state laws are written, you
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| similar contests or competitions, or
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| | can review them by going to
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| military training whether state, federal,
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| | StopHazing.org for a complete list of
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| or educational.SECTION 16-3-520.Unlawful
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| | states.In a report written by Greg Toppo
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| to assist in or fail to report hazing.It
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| | of USA Today in 2004, there were 48
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| is unlawful for any person to knowingly
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| | school-related violent deaths from August
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| permit or assist any person in committing
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| | through June alone. In his article, he
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| acts made unlawful by Section 16-3-510 or
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| | writes, 'President Bush's 2005 budget
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| to fail to report promptly any
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| | proposes a 40% drop in spending for
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| information within his knowledge of acts
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| | juvenile crime prevention, following a
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| made unlawful by Section 16-3-510 to the
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| | 44% cut...' For more literature on
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| chief executive officer of the
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| | hazing, read 'Too Cruel for School,' by
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| appropriate school, college, or
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| | People Magazine (compliments of
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| university.SECTION 16-3-530.Penalties.Any
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| | HazingLaw.com), '511 Dangerous
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| person who violates the provisions of
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| | Traditions: Hazing Rituals on Campus and
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| Sections 16-3-510 or 16-3-520 is guilty
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| | University Liability,' (Journal of
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| of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction,
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| | College and University Law) or 'Brutal
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| must be punished by a fine not to exceed
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| | Rituals - Dangerous Rites' (the American
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| five hundred dollars or by imprisonment
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| | School Board Journal).Is 'hazing' child's
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| for a term not to exceed twelve months,
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| | play or violent crime? I'd like to refer
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| or both.SECTION 16-3-540.Consent not a
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| | back to the list of laws above for that
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| defense.The implied or express consent of
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| | answer. It is plain to see that hazing
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| a person to acts which violate Section
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| | groups are liken to that of sociological
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| 16-3-510 does not constitute a defense to
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| | destructive cult groups. A shared trait
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| violations of Sections 16-3-510 or
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| | of both sociological cults and hazing
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| 16-3-520."-------------------------------
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| | members, are that they both isolate their
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| | victims or 'pledges' from friends and
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| --------If we look at this law, we can
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| | relatives to gain private access, and
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| clearly see how vaguely defined the
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| | better control over them. Additionally,
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| hazing law is. In fact, the penalties are
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| | they both tend to brainwash members or
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| a gross insult to student or other
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| | prospective members into believing their
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| individual victims of 'hazing incidents.'
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| | ideals and practices. A good checklist to
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| In one breath, it states that '...it is
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| | review on cult-like behavior can be found
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| unlawful for a person to intentionally or
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| | on a Cult Checklist. (Checklist can be
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| recklessly engage in acts which have a
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| | found at a social issue, hazing is a
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| forseeable potential for causing physical
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| | volatile crime that should not only be
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| harm to a person...' Then if we scroll
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| | prosecuted to the fullest extent of
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| down on the same code of laws' page, we
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| | assault, battery, rape and other criminal
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| find the following set of similar laws,
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| | laws; but also, any community leaders
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| exluding hazing by
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| | such as coaches, teachers, etc. should be
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| definition:------------------------------
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| | held accountable for inaction to prevent
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| -----------------------------------------
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| | hazing incidents when they are aware or
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| ---------Article 7ASSAULT AND CRIMINAL
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| | condone such events. Today, hazing is
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| SEXUAL CONDUCTSECTION 16-3-620.Assault
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| | still considered 'child's play' by many
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| and battery with intent to kill.The crime
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| | communities that yield a blind eye to
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| of assault and battery with intent to
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| | hazing rituals. In most cases, victims
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| kill shall be a felony in this State and
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| | are humiliated, physically tortured,
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| any person convicted of such crime shall
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| | mentally abused, molested, raped, and
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| be punished by imprisonment not to exceed
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| | live with emotional and physical scars
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| twenty years.SECTION 16-3-654.Criminal
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| | that may last a lifetime. Hazing victims
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| sexual conduct in the third degree.(1) A
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| | are usually forced to leave schools,
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| person is guilty of criminal sexual
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| | institutions and other organizations in
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| conduct in the third degree if the actor
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| | fear of their lives.Hazing is NOT child's
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| engages in sexual battery with the victim
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| | play. It is a violent act or acts that
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| and if any one or more of the following
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| | sometimes leads to a senseless, fatal
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| circumstances are proven:(a) The actor
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| | crime. As a parent, it appauls me that a
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| uses force or coercion to accomplish the
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| | Nationwide law has not been legislated to
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| sexual battery in the absence of
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| | prevent or legitimately prosecute hazing
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| aggravating circumstances.(b) The actor
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| | organizations. A formidable form of
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| knows or has reason to know that the
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| | 'child's play,' hazing is considered
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| victim is mentally defective, mentally
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| | light-hearted and a simple 'initiation
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| incapacitated, or physically helpless and
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| | process' until it happens to your child,
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| aggravated force or aggravated coercion
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| | your niece or nephew, or your
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| was not used to accomplish sexual
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| | sibling.There are several organizations,
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| battery.(2) Criminal sexual conduct in
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| | like StopHazing.org that advocates total
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| the third degree is a felony punishable
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| | elimination of Hazing and offers in-depth
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| by imprisonment for not more than ten
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| | resources, support and a free sign-up
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| years, according to the discretion of the
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| | form (See site) for individuals
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| court.ARTICLE 9.KIDNAPPING SECTIONSECTION
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| | interested in supporting their
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| 16-3-910.Kidnapping.Whoever shall
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| | efforts.Hank Nuwer, a leading researcher
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| unlawfully seize, confine, inveigle,
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| | in citing hazing incidents and deaths,
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| decoy, kidnap, abduct or carry away any
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| | has written several informative books on
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| other person by any means whatsoever
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| | hazing. Per his website,
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| without authority of law, except when a
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| | (hazing.hanknuwer.com), Mr. Nuwer
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| minor is seized or taken by his parent,
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| | provides beneficial resources to
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| is guilty of a felony and, upon
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| | individuals about hazing incidents,
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| conviction, must be imprisoned for a
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| | external links, laws, and much more.In a
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| period not to exceed thirty years unless
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| | 'moral' and civilized society, hazing
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| sentenced for murder as provided in
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| | should never be tolerated. You can make a
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| Section 16-3-20.SECTION
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| | world of difference...stay informed, get
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| 16-3-920.Conspiracy to kidnap.If two or
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| | involved, be aware and stop hazing in its
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| more persons enter into an agreement,
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| | tracks before it touches you personally.
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