Friday marked the tenth anniversary of the death of FAMU drum major Robert Champion as a result of hazing. It happened after the Florida Classic football game in Orlando. His parents are now opening up about their loss as they continue their mission to stop violent hazing.
Friday marked the tenth anniversary of the death of FAMU drum major Robert Champion as a result of hazing. It happened after the Florida Classic football game in Orlando. His parents are now opening up about their loss as they continue their mission to stop violent hazing.
to soft tissue hemorrhage incurred by blunt force trauma. no one could have expected his college experience would include being pummeled to death. the band called that crossing bus seat and police called it hazing and felony. that s our subject of the call to action. the hard questions raised by cases like this for all of us, from colleges to sports, the military. champion s case, 15 were charged with manslaughter and hazing in his death. the five remaining defendants are going to stand trial two weeks from today. robert champion s family still waiting for justice. joining me is pam champion. ms. champion, i m so sorry for your loss. what kinds of justice are you hoping for this month during trial? well, of course, we re looking for the courts to do
for young people to talk about this. pam champion, really appreciate your time. again, so sorry for your loss. for this week s call to action we re confronting that challenge of how hard it is to talk about hazing. so we re asking you to download a free anti-hazing app to prevent and report hazing. you can find it on our website, 36% of all students said they wouldn t report hazing primarily because there s no one to tell. now there is, download the app and tweet us with #stopthehazing. let us know what you may have gone through. (whispering) hi, uh we need a new family plan. (whispering) how about 10 gigs of data to share and unlimited talk and text. (whispering) oh ten gigs sounds pretty good. (whispering) yeah really good (whispering) yeah and for a family of 4 it s a $160 a month. what! get outta here! (whispering) i m sorry are we still doing the whisper thing? or? (whispering) o! sorry! yes yes! (whispering) we ll take it.
implanting in the minds of young people that hazing is wrong. we are not going to call it hazing. we re going to call it what it is. it s assault. it s battery. it s murder. we re working on a plan to let students know that, if you participate in hazing incidents in your college on your college campus, regardless, you will lose your financial aid for life. congresswoman, i want to say, we heard from pam champion a moment ago. her son robert was a drum major at florida a&m university when he died after being beaten during a hazing incident. famu has countersued saying he signed a form acknowledging the dangers of hazing. they pointed out he was a 26-year-old top leader in the band who should have known better than to participate. how much responsibility do institutions bear and compare that to what rests on the