76: Hazed to Death by an Elite Social Club: The Tragic Story of Sanda Dia

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Eleanor Neale

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🗓️ 1 August 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Ad - Use my code USUAL20 for 20% off your first Wild order: https://www.wearewild.com/?discount=USUAL20 Today's case is Sanda Dia, a clever, and ambitious young man, had his life tragically cut short during a brutal hazing ritual in 2018. Sanda was attempting to join an elite, wealthy, and predominantly white fraternity called Reuzegom at KU Leuven in Belgium. For nearly 48 hours, he endured unimaginable torture. This case revealed the harsh reality of how racism, classism, and privilege allowed the 18 members involved to avoid serious punishment. The Belgian courts' decision sparked outrage and raised serious questions about whether money always wins when it comes to justice. In 2020, when the Black Lives Matter movement began, calls for justice for Sanda Dia erupted across university campuses in Belgium and the Netherlands. Angered by the trial's verdict, YouTuber Acid exposed the identities of the 18 boys involved. But, his punishment ended up being greater than what was given to those responsible for Sanda's death. Sanda Dia Foundation - https://www.sandadia.be/over-ons/ Hazing Prevention - https://hazingpreventionnetwork.org/about/ Trigger Warning: torture, racism, assault, violence Resources: https://linktr.ee/usualdisclaimer Click here to download our show sponsor Match Masters https://matchmaste.rs/hCkF/UsualDisclaimer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sandra Dia was an ambitious and intelligent young guy who was ready to make his own way in the world and make his family proud.
0:07.6	After two years in university, he decided to join an exclusive fraternity, but in order to do so, he had to be initiated in the most horrific way, through a brutal hazing.
0:19.5	This is when a new club member is forced to do things that humiliate
0:23.7	them, that degrade them. It's often abuse and these things put these people in danger. Even if they
0:29.9	don't want to do it, they have to, if they want to be a part of the club. So in 2018, Sandadilla
0:35.5	was driven out to an isolated cabin hidden deep inside the forest,
0:40.3	and 18 of these club members made him do awful, unspeakable things.
0:46.3	He was made to sit in ice-cold water for hours, eat live animals.
0:51.3	After almost 48 hours of horrible torture, Sanders' organs began to fail.
0:57.0	He was rushed to the hospital, but it was already too late.
1:01.0	The 18 members of this elite student club did everything they could to hide the details of what happened to Sander.
1:09.0	They used all of their privilege to manipulate the system so that no one would ever discover the truth.
1:15.6	But when it comes to justice, does money always win?
1:19.6	Can a group of elite, wealthy students really get away with murder?
1:24.6	This is the story of Sander Dia, a bright, funny, 20-year-old guy who
1:30.0	had his whole life ahead of him. But the Belgian courts never saw that. Instead, they saw
1:35.8	the son of an immigrant and 18 white boys whose influential families needed this scandal
1:42.3	hidden away for good.
1:53.4	This series is intended for educational purposes to memorialise victims and to amplify important conversations. All opinions stated are mine alone. Before we jump into the case, I want to warn
1:58.9	you that in this episode we're going to be covering a lot of sensitive topics,
2:03.1	including discussions of torture, racism, assault, violence, vomit and murder.
2:09.7	So viewer discretion is always advised.
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