18-05-2021 11:00 via theguardian.com

Why deadly hazings could be about to get worse in US sports

Initiation rites among athletes have killed at least one person a year since the 1950s. And the end of the pandemic may result in a rise of problems Nolte McElroy, a 19-year-old player for the University of Texas football team, died from electric shock when he crawled through mattresses charged with electric current during a fraternity initiation ritual in 1928. Nearly 100 years later, hazing is still a pervasive and sometimes deadly element of college and high school culture.Though usually link
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