'Hazing on steroids:' Westhill ends boys lacrosse season as Onondaga County DA demands 11 of its players surrender

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‘Hazing on steroids:’ Westhill ends boys lacrosse season as Onondaga County DA demands 11 of its players surrender

Andrew Donovan and Melina Williams
17 hours ago

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The boys’ varsity lacrosse season is over at Westhill High School as the Onondaga County District Attorney has ordered at least 11 of the team’s players to turn themselves into police within 48 hours.

Following reports of an incident of hazing within the team, DA Bill Fitzpatrick says he’s decided his office will prosecute charges against the students who victimized teammates.

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The DA says one victim, with a pillowcase over his head, “was taken to a remote area of the county… people came out of the woods all dressed in black and armed with at least one handgun and one knife.”

It started as what was supposed to look like a team outing, more senior members of the team taking younger members to another school’s lacrosse game and then dinner. The DA said criminal activity began on the ride home. … “The driver of the vehicle was purportedly lost,” said the DA. “That was a ruse.”

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[DaBronx]

1. This is sick

I always go back to the parents of the perpetrators. Some screwed up parenting mixed with weapons culture is my suspicion.

[Old Crank]

2. Charge them as adults.

along with the adults who should have been with the group.

[Clouds Passing]

3. OMG! Boys, stop your violence against others. WTF! It's NOT funny!

Parents, learn how to parent appropriately.

[Submariner]

4. These pathetic fraternity bullies

could use a couple of months of Marine boot camp to help them get their minds right. Punks.

[Lonestarblue]

5. Perhaps not in today's military. Hegseth prefers violence and training to commit war crimes.

[Wiz Imp]

6. Unfortunately, The DA promised leniency to those who turn themselves in within 48 hours

Those who cooperate will only be ticketed for unlawful imprisonment but be tried through the Family Court system or not have criminal records that follow them.

The teenage suspects or anyone involved but not yet identified who don’t meet the ultimatum will be tried as adults and charged with kidnapping.

They know who these people are. No one should receive leniency. ALL should be prosecuted as adults and be saddled with that criminal record. I can't imagine how badly this is going to affect the victim. Also, the 4 other intended victims who luckily got away.

Oh, and the sheriff in this town is a racist piece of shit.