跟进:俄亥俄州立大学兄弟会着火事件警方按霸凌方向调查 警方记录显示两人二三度烧伤

一段在社交平台疯传的视频,让位于俄亥俄州哥伦布市的俄亥俄州立大学一间兄弟会陷入停权与警方调查。据《哥伦布电讯报》(The Columbus Dispatch)11月10日取得的警方记录,哥伦布市警察局正把这起两人身上着火受伤的事件按涉嫌霸凌(hazing)的方向调查;俄亥俄州立大学已将该校Sigma Alpha Epsilon兄弟会分会临时停权,等待全面调查。
视频显示,一名穿灰色运动裤和连帽衫的男子身上已经着火,另一人试图用灭火器扑救;着火男子起身扑向另一名穿着相似的男子,对方身上随即也燃起火焰。围观者先是欢呼喊叫,随后上前用衣物拍打火焰、喊两人倒地翻滚。两名伤者最终脱去着火的衣物。网上还流传着另一角度拍摄的第二段视频。事件据信发生在11月7日(周六)校外Indianola Avenue 1900号街区一带,那里分布着多间兄弟会住宅,俄亥俄州立大学橄榄球队当天在主场迎战俄勒冈大学。
俄亥俄州立大学发言人Ben Johnson对《哥伦布电讯报》表示,校方称这起事件「极其令人担忧」,涉事人员正在接受所需的医疗救治;校方已把事件移交哥伦布市警察局与校警处理。哥伦布市消防部门发言人对当地媒体表示,两人被私人车辆送往医院,伤情稳定;《哥伦布电讯报》取得的警方报告则记录,两人受了二度与三度烧伤,伤情列为中等,已经接受治疗,两人身份信息在公开报告中被隐去。
警方记录显示,11月8日晚,一名自称俄亥俄州立大学学生的来电者报警称可能发生了霸凌事件,说「他们把新成员点着了,有视频」「他们往他身上倒了汽油、点了火,就站在旁边看着笑」。这名报警人并不认识视频中的人,视频是在群聊里收到的。警方当晚约9时30分前往Indianola Avenue上的Sigma Alpha Epsilon兄弟会住宅,并向该分会会长录取了口供。哥伦布市警察局警官Joe Albert表示,警方正与俄亥俄州立大学及哥伦布市消防局纵火调查组合作,确认是否发生了犯罪行为;警方周六当天没有接到相关报警,是周日视频在网上传开后才获知此事。
按哥伦布市警察局11月9日提交的报告,正在调查的涉嫌罪名是霸凌,俄亥俄州立大学公共安全部门也在按霸凌方向调查。不过截至11月10日,起火原因仍未公布,警方与校方均未宣布逮捕或起诉任何人,也未确认事件定性。Sigma Alpha Epsilon全国组织首席执行官Steve Mitchell发表声明称,该组织严肃对待此事,正在调查事件经过,并与校方和当地执法部门密切合作。俄亥俄州2021年通过以Collin Wiant命名的《科林法》(Collin's Law),加重了对霸凌行为的刑罚,使霸凌在俄亥俄州成为可按重罪论处的罪名;Wiant是俄亥俄大学一名18岁新生,2018年在霸凌仪式中死亡。
Follow-up: Police Investigate Ohio State Fraternity Fire as Possible Hazing, Records Show Second- and Third-Degree Burns
A video circulating widely on social media has left a fraternity at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, suspended and under police investigation. According to police records obtained by The Columbus Dispatch on November 10, the Columbus Division of Police is investigating the incident, in which two people were injured after catching fire, as potential hazing. Ohio State University has placed its Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter on interim suspension pending a full investigation.
The video begins with a man in gray sweatpants and a hoodie already on fire while another person tries to use a fire extinguisher on him. The burning man gets up and lunges at another man in a similar outfit, whose clothing also catches fire. Onlookers cheer and shout at first, then move in to beat at the flames with clothing and tell the two to drop to the ground and roll. Both victims eventually rip off their burning clothes. A second video shot from another angle is also circulating online. The incident is believed to have happened on Saturday, November 7, in the 1900 block of Indianola Avenue, an off-campus neighborhood dotted with fraternity houses, on a day when Ohio State's football team hosted Oregon.
Ohio State spokesperson Ben Johnson told The Dispatch the university considers the incident "extremely concerning" and that the individuals are receiving needed medical care; the university referred the matter to the Columbus Division of Police and Ohio State University Police. A Columbus fire spokesperson told local media the two were rushed to a hospital in a private vehicle and were in stable condition. The police report obtained by The Dispatch says the two suffered second- and third-degree burns, lists their injuries as moderate and treated, and redacts their personal information.
Police records show that on the evening of November 8, a caller identifying as an Ohio State student reported a possible hazing incident, saying, "They set their pledges on fire and there is a video of it," and "They put gasoline on him and lit him on fire, and then just kind of stood there and laughed." The caller did not know the people in the video and had received it in a group chat. Police responded to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house on Indianola Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. that night and took a statement from the fraternity's president. Columbus police Sgt. Joe Albert said officers are working with Ohio State and the Columbus Division of Fire's Arson Unit to determine whether any criminal acts occurred, and that police received no calls on Saturday and were alerted on Sunday as the video began spreading online.
The Columbus police report filed on November 9 lists the charge under investigation as hazing, and Ohio State's division of public safety is also investigating for hazing. As of November 10, however, how the fire started has not been made public, and neither police nor the university has announced any arrest or charge or confirmed a final determination. Steve Mitchell, chief executive of Sigma Alpha Epsilon's national organization, said in a statement that the organization takes the matter seriously, is actively investigating the circumstances, and is working closely with university officials and local law enforcement. Ohio's 2021 Collin's Law, named for Collin Wiant, an 18-year-old Ohio University freshman who died during a hazing ritual in 2018, increased the legal penalties for hazing and made it a felony offense in Ohio.
来源:俄亥俄州立大学与哥伦布市警察局
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