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Opinion: Sgt. Carpenter case deserves court martial.

Opinion by Hank Nuwer

The father of a son who was slammed with a wooden mallet as his hazing wants a court martial with, upon conviction, a reduction in rank and the guardhouse for assault by Sgt. Steven D. Carpenter.

I concur.

All the good army military pronouncements failed to stop this beating of Phillip Roach or the suicide of Danny Chen.

A court martial is essential.

A $1,000 fine is ridiculously too little.

Moderator Hank Nuwer

 

By Hank Nuwer

Journalist Hank Nuwer tracks hazing deaths in fraternities and schools. Nuwer is the Alaska author of Hazing: Destroying Young Lives; Broken Pledges: The Deadly Rite of Hazing, High School Hazing, Wrongs of Passage and The Hazing Reader. In April of 2024 and April 2025 , the Alaska Press Club awarded him first place in the Best Columnist division.

He has written articles or columns on hazing for the Sunday Times of India, Toronto Globe & Mail, Harper's Magazine, Orlando Sentinel, The Chronicle of Higher Education and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. His current book is Hazing: Destroying Young Lives from Indiana University Press. He is married to Malgorzata Wroblewska Nuwer of Fairbanks, Alaska. Read his musings in his blog at Real Alaska Daily--http://realalaskadaily.com

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