Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi was convicted on 15 counts of charges including invasion of privacy, bias intimidation and hate crimes regarding the suicide of Tyler Clementi in his suicide jump from the George Washington bridge, after Ravi outed him kissing a man on a hidden camera back in 2010. Accordingo the the NY Daily News:
The jury deliberated over three days before convicting Ravi, who faces up to 10 years in prison on the hate crime charge and possible deportation to his native India.
Other than a slight shaking of his head, Ravi showed no emotion as the Middlesex County, N.J., jury convicted him of all 15 counts in the September 2010 invasion of fellow freshman Tyler Clementi’s privacy.
His sentencing was set for May 21. Ravi opted not to testify in his own defense.
A dazed Ravi, of Plainsboro, N.J., was whisked from the courtroom with his mother and father. He climbed into a waiting vehicle and left shortly after the verdict.
Thoughts?
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While I believe this kid was being young and imature his actions fall in the line as a hate crime; If his roommate were straight he would have never thought to video tape his sexual encounters. The entire situation is just sad.
If it was straight it wouldn’t be this bad but for real its not about the straight or gay lifestyle. People just need to mind there fucking business! He deserves everything that he gets! That will teach you karma is a real BITCH!
this is too harsh.
what he did was immature but he cannot be held accountable for dude’s suicide. if dude hadn’t committed suicide this would be a slap on the wrist.
way worst invasive stuff than this happens on college campuses every day.
I don’t agree on what this kid did but I also don’t feel as tho he was the sole reason as to why this kid filled himself. And if that’s the case he must have been a really week person when it comes to his sexuality and a lot contributes to that. I’m not seeing a solid family foundation that he could have turned to about his sexuality which is a major problem. That kid had a lot of issues with being gay that started way before he got to college. His family is part the blame for making this kid so scared of being gay and people knowing about it. As a parent I believe u know when ur child is gay and I don’t think they made it easy for him to express his true sexuality to them.
T.C was NOT a closeted gay man. His parents knew and his family. Knowing that changes A LOT. I don’t think Ravi is the reason T.C. committed suicide. I don’t think it was a hate crime. I think Ravi should’ve been expelled from Rutgers, etc, etc, but I do not believe criminal charges should’ve been filed. Worse things happen in College every year.
his family accepted him.
I know he’s PISSED THE FUCK OFF that he didn’t take that plea deal they initially offered him, which required no jail time.
But I really didn’t think they were going to convict him either. I mean technically he did break the “invasion of privacy” law, so I guess he is punishable. However, this still seems a bit excessive. And the ultimate, ULTIMATE part is that he’s going to be deported back to INDIA! Not a good look!
i feel that dharun did wrong by invasting the mans privatcy but i dont blame him for tc,s death nor do i feel he should be deportated, he did wrong and he knows that and i really dont beleave ravi realized just how much troble he was in. he needs to face his issuess with pepole being gay cause i feel he was scared that others in the dorm may think he is gay but what ever he also needs help. and to deport him isnt right his family are all here and his father shiould have worked on getting him legally has a cit. pj
send his ass back! hes probably a homosexual himself and this was his way of dealing with it..
Thank God this asshole Ravi was convicted. It’s clear American society is at its’ new
lows, in that there are dissenters who think this evil monster deserved to go free.
If YOU want to go around fucking up other people’s lives, DO IT! But don’t whine when the law gets you, or better, if someone’s dad, uncle, or brother just flat out kills you.
Ravi’s an SOB, and if you like him, guess what? you’ve an SOB, too. Enjoy your life as an SOB!