Two Chicago high school football coaches and four players were charged in connection with an alleged episode of hazing involving a 14-year-old boy, police said Tuesday.
In the Oct. 18 incident — reportedly captured on video by one of the coaches — the older students, players on Prosser Career Academy's varsity team, beat the boy with belts at the school at 2148 N. Long Ave., police said.
The coaches, Tom Cipriani, 47, and Jonathan Manning, 20, were arrested two days later, along with two 17-year-olds and two 18-year-olds, according to police.
The coaches and players were charged with misdemeanor battery. Manning faces another charge for videotaping the incident, police said.
Neither man could be reached for comment. Some Prosser players Monday told WLS-TV that the incident was horseplay between the players, adding that the 14-year-old wasn't hurt or bruised in the incident.
*Monique Campbell tooken from William Lee, Tribune reporter
The thought that this a way for staff to discipline their students is not only uncommon, but also unlawful. What was the thoughts of the parents of the victim and how will they go about the situation?
Monique, when you ask, "Why do children take danger a playing matter?" you use the word danger. When you say "danger", do you mean specifically the violence behavior associated with hazing? Please clarify.
I THINK THE REASON WHY THE COACH DID NOTHING IS BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF KIDS THAT WAS DOING IT... HE WAS PROBABLY SCARED TO SAY ANY THING BECAUSE HE HAVE SEEN WHAT THEY DONE, SO HE THINK IT WILL HAPPEN TO HIM.. BUT IT IS GOOD THAT THOSE CHILDREN DID GET ARRESTED BECAUS THAT TYE OF BEHAVIOR IS SIMPLY OUT RAGOUS, THEY ARE PROBABLY TAKING THEIR ANGER OUT ON OTHERS FOR WHAT SOME ONE HAS DONE TO THEM AND AS ALSO THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BENN FUNNY. AND THAT IS NOT RIGHT AT ALL
I don't know why hazing is accepted at some schools. I imagine that some schools with strong athletics have a history of hazing and that it's become somewhat of a tradition that none of the players would give up. It's like a rites of passage that upperclassmen offer to the underclassmen. What's definitely wrong is if the hazing gets physically abusive.
Now that we're thinking about it, I'm wondering what is the definition of hazing.
Two Chicago high school football coaches and four players were charged in connection with an alleged episode of hazing involving a 14-year-old boy, police said Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteIn the Oct. 18 incident — reportedly captured on video by one of the coaches — the older students, players on Prosser Career Academy's varsity team, beat the boy with belts at the school at 2148 N. Long Ave., police said.
The coaches, Tom Cipriani, 47, and Jonathan Manning, 20, were arrested two days later, along with two 17-year-olds and two 18-year-olds, according to police.
The coaches and players were charged with misdemeanor battery. Manning faces another charge for videotaping the incident, police said.
Neither man could be reached for comment. Some Prosser players Monday told WLS-TV that the incident was horseplay between the players, adding that the 14-year-old wasn't hurt or bruised in the incident.
*Monique Campbell tooken from William Lee, Tribune reporter
that is good that they got arrested and that are going to jail because hazing has gotten way out of control and it bout time someone noticed.
ReplyDeleteThe thought that this a way for staff to discipline their students is not only uncommon, but also unlawful. What was the thoughts of the parents of the victim and how will they go about the situation?
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to the boys that did the hazing?
ReplyDeleteWHY DO CHILDREN TAKE DANGER A PLAYING MATTER?
ReplyDeleteMonique, when you ask, "Why do children take danger a playing matter?" you use the word danger. When you say "danger", do you mean specifically the violence behavior associated with hazing? Please clarify.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think hazing is acceptable at Prosser High School?
ReplyDeleteI THINK THE REASON WHY THE COACH DID NOTHING IS BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF KIDS THAT WAS DOING IT... HE WAS PROBABLY SCARED TO SAY ANY THING BECAUSE HE HAVE SEEN WHAT THEY DONE, SO HE THINK IT WILL HAPPEN TO HIM.. BUT IT IS GOOD THAT THOSE CHILDREN DID GET ARRESTED BECAUS THAT TYE OF BEHAVIOR IS SIMPLY OUT RAGOUS, THEY ARE PROBABLY TAKING THEIR ANGER OUT ON OTHERS FOR WHAT SOME ONE HAS DONE TO THEM AND AS ALSO THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BENN FUNNY. AND THAT IS NOT RIGHT AT ALL
ReplyDeleteI don't know why hazing is accepted at some schools. I imagine that some schools with strong athletics have a history of hazing and that it's become somewhat of a tradition that none of the players would give up. It's like a rites of passage that upperclassmen offer to the underclassmen. What's definitely wrong is if the hazing gets physically abusive.
ReplyDeleteNow that we're thinking about it, I'm wondering what is the definition of hazing.
Here's Websters Dictionary definition:
ReplyDelete"the action of hazing; especially : an initiation process involving harassment."
So, if hazing is always involving harassment, then it's got to be always wrong, right?
I imagine there are plenty of other "rites of passage" activities that upperclassmen could do with underclassmen that don't involve harassment.
Some Prosser students are not taking the charges seriously.
ReplyDelete"Everybody was laughing," said football player Kenden Jones said.
"They always just playing around. There was no harm to him. He didn't get no bruises or nothing," said football player Antonio Hillard.
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