The Parents Of This Student Killed In A Hazing Incident Said Their Son Was Treated Like "Roadkill"
The Parents Of This Student Killed In A Hazing Incident Said Their Son Was Treated Like "Roadkill"
After their son was left to die without medical attention for more than twelve hours by eighteen members of the fraternity he was pledging, the Piazza family has said their son was treated more like roadkill than a future brother by the Beta Theta Pi fraternity of Penn State. Do you think hazing should be outlawed?
After their son was left to die without medical attention for more than twelve hours by eighteen members of the fraternity he was pledging, the Piazza family has said their son was treated more like roadkill than a future brother by the Beta Theta Pi fraternity of Penn State. Do you think hazing should be outlawed?
Timothy Piazza, a pledge of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, fell down a flight of stairs headfirst after being forced to drink wine vodka and beer. Upon finding Piazza at the bottom of the stairs, the brothers of Theta Beta Pi decided to wait a full twelve hours before calling an ambulance for Piazza, believing that he was not seriously injured, only drunk, pouring water on his face, slapping him, and even piling books on his back to keep him from rolling over. Once he finally did receive medical attention, it was too late. He died of alcohol poisoning, a fractured skull, and lacerated spleen. Eighteen of the members of Penn State's Theta Bet Pi chapter now stand accused in his death, and the Piazza family is distraught.
It was horrific. This - this wasn't boys being boys. And what happened throughout the night was just careless disregard for human life. They basically treated our son as roadkill and a rag doll.
Jim Piazza
Chicago Tribune, May 15, 2017
Now, the Piazza family just hopes their son's tragic death can be turned into prosthetics and scholarships for those in need.
The Piazza family feels strongly that their son's death should become meaningful. They hope it will become a catalyst nationally.
Thomas R. Kline, Piazza Family Attorney
Chicago Tribune, May 15, 2017
But now, what we'd like to know is...
Do you think fraternity and sorority hazing should be outlawed?
Do you think fraternity and sorority hazing should be outlawed?