Hank Nuwer, Author; Hazing Deaths Database

Thank you to Aaron for forwarding the link.

News feature by Aaron Besacker.  Why is hazing so hard to prosecute? Read to find out.

Interviews with David Easlick, Kimberly Burch, Douglas Fierberg continue

–Moderator Hank Nuwer

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“Editorial: UB sends clear message on hazing”

https://buffalonews.com/2019/04/15/editorial-clear-message-on-hazing/

An Ohio wrestling coach who had been accused of child endangerment and hazing turned himself into police on Friday, an official said.

Bart Freidenberg, 58, was wanted by police in the city of Franklin on charges of child endangerment and hazing, Franklin Police Chief Russ Whitman said in an email.

The charges were related to an alleged incident in June 2018 when the Ohio All-Star Wrestling Team, which Freidenberg coached, was renting school facilities in Franklin before leaving for a wrestling tour on the West Coast, police said Monday in a statement.

Ironically, this well-researched article on hazing by th eSyracuse daily Orange came out even as another death in New York had occurred upstate in Buffalo. See also the University of Buffalo Spectrum

• Thank you to Professor Gregory Parks for this research study tip.

  Article: Does Tort Law Deter Individuals? A Behavioral Science Study

  W. Jonathan Cardi · Randall D. Penfield · Albert H. Yoon

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  Abstract: For nearly four decades, economic analysis has dominated academic discussion of tort law. Courts also have paid increasing attention to the potential deterrent effects of their tort decisions. But at the center of each economic model and projection of cost and benefit lies a widely accepted but grossly undertested assumption that tort liability in fact deters tortious conduct. This article reports the results of a behavioral science study that tests this assumption as it applies to… Show More
  Article · Sep 2012 · Journal of Empirical Legal Studies