Of course...and certainly those that weren't party to..."the party," were clearly the biggest victims of the whole mess. Even those who were present and hired Mangum were falsely accused and abused by the system; I'm not denying that. My only assertion was that had they chosen to do something more wholesome than hire strippers, they would have likely spared themselves a whole lot of trouble. While they did nothing illegal, they certainly made a poor choice. Most people, at some time during their upbringing are advised to steer clear of unseemly people; this was an object lesson in why. I suspect that most of the lax team who were involved in hiring Mangum have not troubled themselves to hire another stripper since.
Did they "deserve" to have their lives put through a wringer? No. Could they have easily avoided it altogether by not associating with such lowlifes? Easily.
Could they have easily avoided it altogether by not associating with such lowlifes? Easily.
So...it was their fault. Gotcha.
They belonged to a fraternity. The fraternity threw a party and hired a stripper. They didn’t attend.
I once belonged to a military unit where the bulk of those assigned regularly patronized a strip club/brothel just across the border in Poland. Along with a few of my collegues, I chose not to go. If they had been accused of misconduct should I have been subjected as well?