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NaturalHigh

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Fri Apr 24, 2015, 07:56 PM Apr 2015

Fraternity Members Allegedly Spit, Urinated on Wounded Veterans

(CNN)—The University of Florida and Emory University are investigating allegations that Zeta Beta Tau fraternity members disrespected wounded war veterans last weekend at Panama City Beach, Florida, by spitting, urinating and pouring beer on them.

"They actually spit on me and my service dog as well, and that's just so disrespectful and it hurts. I come and I feel honored and I feel safe and that I belong, but now I feel like I'm defending myself," wounded veteran Nicholas Connole told CNN affiliate WJHG.

"People were urinating off the balconies, throwing up in the elevators, making suggestive and sexual comments about veterans with their service dogs and derogatory and suggestive comments about their wives," said Linda Cope, organizer of the Warrior Beach Retreat.

Both the University of Florida and the international office of Zeta Beta Tau are investigating, have apologized to the veterans group and the international office suspended activities for the fraternity chapters at the Florida school at at Emory in Atlanta. The fraternity's executive director, Laurence Bolotin said in a statement that three fraternity members from the University of Florida have been expelled from the group.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/24/us/frats-and-wounded-vets/index.html

These bastards need to be expelled and their fraternity disbanded.

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Fraternity Members Allegedly Spit, Urinated on Wounded Veterans (Original Post) NaturalHigh Apr 2015 OP
+1. Never much cared for the fraternity folks. Where I lived, too many Confederate flags Hoyt Apr 2015 #1
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