Rhino
05-11-2006, 11:36 AM
Frat Brothers Face Fines in 'Brokeback' Hazing Case
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Four fraternity members accused of making pledges wear cowboy clothes and suffer homophobic insults in a "Brokeback Mountain"-themed initiation ritual face $1,000 fines under the state's anti-hazing law.
University of Vermont police said the civil penalties stemmed from a March 2 party at the Phi Gamma Delta house based on the movie about gay cowboys.
"What they did, which I felt was homophobic in nature, was inappropriate," UVM Police Chief Gary Margolis said..........http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,194974,00.html
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Four fraternity members accused of making pledges wear cowboy clothes and suffer homophobic insults in a "Brokeback Mountain"-themed initiation ritual face $1,000 fines under the state's anti-hazing law.
University of Vermont police said the civil penalties stemmed from a March 2 party at the Phi Gamma Delta house based on the movie about gay cowboys.
"What they did, which I felt was homophobic in nature, was inappropriate," UVM Police Chief Gary Margolis said..........http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,194974,00.html