A blood alcohol concentration between .25 and .30 is considered alcohol poisoning.

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Max Gruver had a reported BAC of .495 resulting in his death. He was fed shot after shot, ‘pull’ after ‘pull’ by a group of older kids each time he incorrectly answered a question.

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Had they fed him small amounts of arsenic after each incorrect answer would people react differently to the news?

 

The result would be the same. They poisoned him.

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Why is feeding hard alcohol to a teenager socially acceptable? Because they call it a game? Because they call each other brothers? What sick, deranged sibling would ever allow anyone to feed poison to their younger brother?

 

Had the fraternity members waterboarded a pledge it would be considered torture. Yet, he would still be alive.

 

Had the fraternity members fed a pledge rat poison, resulting in his death, it would be considered manslaughter. 

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Is this behavior - hazing and alcohol poisoning - any less sinister?

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