30 injured in West Point mass pillow fight

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http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/05/us/west-point-pillow-fight/index.html?sr=fb09515westpointpillowfight841pStoryLink


West Point thrives on tradition, including a mass pillow fight held on campus to give first-year students a chance to blow off steam after a "tough first summer" of basic training, academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr. said in a statement.

But the pillow fight held August 20 got rough, with 30 members of the class of 2019 requiring medical attention and 24 suffering concussions, Caslen said in a statement.

Other injuries included a broken nose, a dislocated shoulder, and a hairline fracture of a cheekbone, he said. All the students have returned to duty.



Is it bad that I'm more amused that this is a longstanding military tradition than I'm concerned about the injuries?

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How do you get a concussion from a pillow fight? Does someone punch you through the pillow or something?

Some screwed-up people filled their pillows with rocks.