Nightly News   |  January 10, 2012  Band hazing death: parents
to sue bus company  Robert Champion, an FAMU drum major, died
from blunt force trauma on a bus after the band had performed at
a football game. Today his parents said their son was gay, but
this wasn’t a hate crime. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.  Share
This:   >>> a story that's gotten a lot of attention in this
country. a florida a&m drum major who was hazed to death
apparently. today his parents revealed that their son was gay.
they said they don't think that's what led to the beating that
killed him. they said they will sue the company that owns the
bus where the hazing attack took place, part of their effort to
confront the overall culture of hazing.  >> i sent him to this
school to get an education, to be a valid citizen. and came back
in a bod by bag. so we need to change the culture.  >> that was
the father of robert champion jr. who died in november. by the
way, we have posted a complete report on this story, including
more with the champi