Research Blog #9

My argument is that people haze for the reasons of revenge, and that is why it is still around today. It went from being a public issue, to an underground issue that has been highly privatized especially in universities. My counter issue is going to be that hazing is not done for revenge, but for a positive disciplinary action. Some argue that is a necessary right of passage. Kelly R. Taylor, a former NASSP General Counsel and writer at Principal Leadership magazine writes many articles on hazing. She believes hazing is "A prevalent and long-standing view is that hazing is a harmless rite of passage designed to help develop comradery and respect among teammates or other peer groups,” (Taylor 27). Most people think it is due purely out of the strive to continue tradition. However, I believe it is done in order to seek revenge for what was done to older members. I want to show the audience that hazing is not done with good intentions, but bad, negative ones that can lead to death and many other harms to a person.