A new movie about hazing coming out.
I was forward over a link on a new movie coming out about Hazing. There isn’t too much within the trailer itself (as in it defines a problem, but doesn’t mention any ideas for solutions). However, being the outspoken guy that I man, I have plenty to say. ^_^
You can view the movie trailer on their site: http://www.hazethemovie.com/
First off, can we show that in public schools? Probably not. The government or ESRB would dub it rated R for graphic images and adult content and thus not permitting public schools from showing it. /sigh
Now, the video, I feel, does over dramatize things. Coming from a viewpoint of a parent, you have to expect that. However, it does have some valid points, non-hazing specific.
Kids aren’t being taught well enough, in general, because parents aren’t educated enough. Everybody looks to outside sources to “teach you” when you should be taught to teach yourself. Laws isn’t the answer here. I hope nobody is thinking this. More laws == more abuse. Kids abuse what they cannot have. While living under the rule of the house, they must secretly drink or listen to the law. However, once they leave the eyes of “responsible adults” … lets just say “the mice play.”
I think the real answer here isn’t “stop hazing” but stop the reason why it’s become so popular: kids are having fun doing things they couldn’t otherwise while under the eyes of authority. We shouldn’t add more authority; that only causes more problems. We needs to remove the things that makes these activities to lustful, enjoying. The leading one, they brought up many times, is alcohol abuse. Well, it’s abused because kids learn (*cough* first hand experiences *cough*) how to properly use alcohol. How can they? It’s illegal to drink under the age of 21.
Lets learn from history here. The Prohibition: the government made liquor illegal, even for adults. As Wikipedia says, “Many social problems have been attributed to the Prohibition era” ( source ). To put it frankly, from articles online, things went to hell in a hand basket from alcohol abuse.
This is the same thing is happening with the kids, today. Because they cannot have it, they are unable to learn how to drink responsibly. So, they go to college where they are out side the eyes of the law and authority: they test things out themselves, legal or not. In alcohol’s case, the inhibiting effects often causes misjudgments which can lead to abuse. (I’m trying to be as straight forward here without using misleading statements as “often leads to”).
Lets fix Hazing by fixing what leads into it: drinking. Teach kids to respect alcohol by not making it illegal (*remember*prohibition). Remove the taboo affects. Let kids learn, as they grow up, too much of a good thing == a bad thing. (and yes, drinking is healthy, but only ~one glass a wine a day).
And before anybody brings up “too much drinking can kill you,” too much drinking of water can kill you, too ( more info ). Too much of anything can kill you. Everybody needs that *engraved* into their brains: especially kids.
Please don’t take any of this the wrong way. I’m trying to be as objective as possible, trying to view this from all sides: the kids, authority and parents. You cannot come at this any other way. If you feel I’ve misrepresented anything, leave a comment, let me know. I love a good discussion.
