From Fox News:

LEXINGTON, Ky. —  Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has suspended its University of Kentucky chapter after a prank involving fire. WKYT-TV in Lexington reported 19-year-old fraternity member Shaun Dunn wrapped another member in toilet paper and set it on fire. The carpet caught fire and the smoke detectors went off. Dunn is charged with first degree arson, wanton endangerment and tampering with physical evidence. The incident early Saturday also disclosed fire code violations, so the house was closed for the semester. Members were given 24 hours to move out. Fraternity member Joe McKinley is charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest — accused of hitting the officer in the face when told to leave his room.

This simultaneously disgusts and saddens me. I am an SAE alumnus and am proud of that fact. My fraternity overall is an honorable one. I did my fair share of crazy things as a “frat rat” when I was in college. My fellow pledges and I looked like walking cornflakes after hell night. But this goes beyond crazy. This isn’t harmless fun. This is vicious, mean-spirited, and just plain evil. It is another example of the increasingly lawless behavior I read about in the news. I cannot imagine what the families of these students are thinking or the grief, anger, and embarrassment they probably feel. I also worry that this kind of behavior is becoming more indicative of the kind of society we are becoming, one in which these kinds of behaviors are becoming increasingly common and which tends to trade in respect for life, the value of community, and traditional values and structures for the sake of individual freedom and autonomy.

I hope someone loves Mr. Dunn and his fellow perpetrators enough to introduce them to the One who can heal them.