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A New Mexico State University student has been accused of shooting a classmate in an alleged hazing incident that resulted in his fraternity's suspension.
Miguel Altamirano was charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly shot Jonathan Sillas in the leg as he pledged the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Altamirano could face as many as many as three years in prison if convicted as charged, but his attorney, C.J. McEllhinney, says the shooting wasn't intentional. He said the shooting happened as the students were "joking around."
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Sillas, a criminal justice major, said Kappa Sigma fraternity members pulled him aside and ordered him to turn around during an initiation event. He said he was expecting to get hit with a paddle from behind, but he never imagined he'd be shot.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/college-student-shot-during-alleged-fraternity-hazing-incident/ar-BBZhG8k
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)How much does that suck.
Get shot to join a frat. Frat gets suspended for shooting you. Doh!
Dr. Strange
(25,921 posts)He never had a shot.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,094 posts)What the hell is wrong with some of these people?
I never understood fraternities or sororities, I just didn't get the concept of belonging to a clique in college and paying to live with them so they could help manage your social and academic life. I just will never get it, college to me was about branching out and meeting all kinds of different people from backgrounds that were different from my own.
TheBlackAdder
(28,211 posts)happybird
(4,614 posts)Nice one.