Every year, some college fraternity somewhere takes things too far:
According to sealed charging papers that were provided to The Washington Post, fraternity brothers forced pledges to lie in ‘a pyramid of naked pledges’ and jumped on their prone bodies, while other pledges were ordered to strip and perform or simulate sex acts. In one case, a hooded pledge allegedly was made to stand on a box and told that he would be electrocuted if he fell off.
Sure, they took things too far, but what’s the problem? The “fraternity brothers” were American prison guards, and the “pledges” were Iraqi detainees. From Allegations of Abuse Lead to Shakeup at Iraqi Prison (washingtonpost.com):
According to sealed charging papers that were provided to The Washington Post, soldiers forced prisoners to lie in ‘a pyramid of naked detainees’ and jumped on their prone bodies, while other detainees were ordered to strip and perform or simulate sex acts. In one case, a hooded man allegedly was made to stand on a box of MREs, or meals ready to eat, and told that he would be electrocuted if he fell off.