tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post3904297956977783580..comments2024-02-16T09:00:32.845-06:00Comments on FromDC2Iowa: Abu Ghraib, Rumsfeld, and Athletes' Facebook PhotosUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-41574233681125365792007-08-23T15:58:00.000-05:002007-08-23T15:58:00.000-05:00Yeah, many of the college students drink. However...Yeah, many of the college students drink. However, you have to examine the photos carefully to see what's going on.<BR/><BR/>Look at what the hands are doing. Look at the colors worn. You tell me if you see the same thing I see.<BR/><BR/>If the hand gestures and colors worn mean something, then this isn't normal student activity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-13368114954240523102007-08-23T12:11:00.000-05:002007-08-23T12:11:00.000-05:00No one who lives in a college town is surprised by...No one who lives in a college town is surprised by the kinds of activities in those pictures. College students test their limits in many ways and what they learn may be the most valuable lessons of their education. The real issue here is whether a critical mass of peer pressure is preventing students from facing the consequences of their actions. What some students learn is that they can evade the consequences of actions that harm others and delay the realization of how they are harming themselves if they do it in a crowd. Everybody does it. You can debate whether athletes benefit from their elevated status on campus but what they are doing in those pictures is not out of the norm here. Everybody does it. Does the 19 law attract a core group of party hardy students and encourage others to believe that binge drinking is the norm? Would Hawk fans ever admit that the downtown bar culture is partially responsible for encouraging irresponsible behavior of tha playas? Everybody does it. Say it often enough and you can rationalize just about anything. Would a 21 law make any difference?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com