*** OFFICIAL VEISHEA WEEK 2014 THREAD ***

[Rabbuk]

There's no sense in having an activity that year after year at least one person dies and many more get injured. Plus property damage.

 

[Rhoadhoused]

I think there's a difference between "doing something wrong" and being responsible (at least partially) for it happening.

If there's weren't hundreds of onlookers - does anyone really think this escalates like it does? That video of the light pole coming down. 5-10 people are actually "Doing something wrong", but hundreds/thousands are egging the situation on and certainly preventing the police from doing their jobs.

If you're there (and not trying to leave) you are absolutely part of the problem.

Is it human nature to want to see? Be curious? Absolutely. But you still bear the responsibility to not be part of the problem.

Yeah I'd agree. I don't blame them for wanting to watch. I probably would've been out there watching for awhile.

 

[clonehenge]

Back at ya. Must be nice to not be responsible for yourself. To find every loophole against COMMON SENSE.

That's the part of CF that amazes me. Never taking responsibility for anything. Always someone else's fault and helpless.

Have a nice day - or at least try not to blame anyone else if you don't.

Give me a freakin' break...get over yourself...so now watching people act like idiots is against common sense? Or better yet, is not taking responsibility for the actions of those idiots?

Wow. You win...I accept full responsilbilty for everything bad that happens in the world.

 

[ISUCubswin]

It really is funny how people just assume that it was the greeks based off the stereotypes. do we party? Damn right we do.
But do we also raise millions of dollars for philanthropy? Yes. that goes really un noticed.

Oh well then that means you guys didn't do any damage.

 

[chuckd4735]

How did a dry VEISHEA work? Did they not sell alcohol in Ames and shut down the bars?

I was never there in the 90's, but the way I understand that, VEISHEA used to like a large beer garden on campus, and there were multiple beer stands set up over campus. VEISHEA itself does not sell alcohol anymore, but obviously the bars/stores/etc still do.

 

[ISUCubswin]

What if we fired off that cannon we use on kickoffs? That would scare people away.

 

[clonehenge]

I think there's a difference between "doing something wrong" and being responsible (at least partially) for it happening.

If there's weren't hundreds of onlookers - does anyone really think this escalates like it does? That video of the light pole coming down. 5-10 people are actually "Doing something wrong", but hundreds/thousands are egging the situation on and certainly preventing the police from doing their jobs.

If you're there (and not trying to leave) you are absolutely part of the problem.

Is it human nature to want to see? Be curious? Absolutely. But you still bear the responsibility to not be part of the problem.

Now this I totally agree with...

 

[ISUagger]

What if we fired off that cannon we use on kickoffs? That would scare people away.

A greek house own that, so it would only make things worse, right?

 

[Cyclonin]

Oh well then that means you guys didn't do any damage.

Ha his argument is the same way. Plenty of non-greeks do great things in the community too. It works both ways, good and bad.

 

[ISUCubswin]

A greek house own that, so it would only make things worse, right?

Well, if they would've used it, it would've scared everyone away. So I blame them, so it did make things worse.

Jimlad

 

[isuforlife]

END IT NOW NO PLACE FOR THIS KIND OF **** NO MATTER WHAT YOUR AGE IS

 

[RubyClone]

I was never there in the 90's, but the way I understand that, VEISHEA used to like a large beer garden on campus, and there were multiple beer stands set up over campus. VEISHEA itself does not sell alcohol anymore, but obviously the bars/stores/etc still do.

Never saw anything of the sort.

 

[RoseBowlBound]

Increase the penalties for students, tell greeks there will be penalties if an active gets arrested for riot type of activity, patrol/shut down/monitor age of welch ave and campustown... Could these things work?

 

[tm3308]

I don't think attempted manslaughter is even a charge is it?
If its attempted manslaughter, then its basically murder.

I think what you're looking for is "involuntary manslaughter".

Assuming the kid does make it, then the charge would be along the lines of reckless endangerment. Involuntary manslaughter would still require the kid to die.

 

[Cyclonin]

Increase the penalties for students, tell greeks there will be penalties if an active gets arrested for riot type of activity, patrol/shut down/monitor age of welch ave and campustown... Could these things work?

Possibly, hard to quantify and put that into action though.

 

[Bret44]

Run anyone IDed over with the the Tank.

 

[AgCyclone]

Well we can't just blame the Greeks. I am a member in a fraternity and I can tell you that non of my brothers were rioting. Yes we watched the riot but we never threw anything or flip cars. I spent the night sober since I have a test today, but I spent the night walking girls homes so no creepy ****s got any ideas.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Run anyone IDed over with the the Tank.

Looking at the videos and anyone arrested so far isn't doing the damage. At least to my eye

 

[RoseBowlBound]

Possibly, hard to quantify and put that into action though.

I guess I don't really have a dog in the fight but I'd rather see them take that effort than lose a tradition.

 

[Bret44]

Looking at the videos and anyone arrested so far isn't doing the damage. At least to my eye