Dharun Ravi decided to stream a video of his gay roommate, Tyler Clementi and the end result was him committing suicide. Dharun was 20 years old and he thought it would be funny to spying on his roommate's sexual encounters. Tyler was 18 years old and he attended Rutgers University while Dharun was a former student. After Clementi found out about this video, he decided to jump off the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River on September 22, 2010. Tyler's last facebook post read, "Jumping off the gw bridge sorry." Dharun was found guilty on all major counts and faces 10 years in prison. It was also said that Ravi had some hatred for gay people. There were a few people who admitted to watching the video with Ravi and felt sorry because that lead to suicide but Ravi didn't seem too sorry. These people were charged for two counts of invasion of privacy. One of the witnesses made a deal on May 2011. The deal required her to testify against her former classmate and complete a three-year program on cyberbullying and do 300 hours of community service. Obama also got involved in this act because it was such a disgrace towards America's beliefs.
This was a big deal and I don't think that Ravi could defend himself at all because of what he did. There were some serious consequences and I think it was a good thing that that girl did, giving in and accepting the shorter term consequences. Invasion of privacy is a huge thing, even with the smallest things like putting a hidden camera in a bathroom and showing it to everyone. Even if you think you know the person well and think that they won't get mad, you might end up as the person doing 10 years in prison. One bad decision and one sick mind can get other people in trouble like the other witnesses and the people commenting on the video making Clementi feel even worse about himself causing him to kill himself. The crazy thing is that people still continue this act today.
Link:
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/03/tyler-clementi-roommate-found-guilty-dharun-ravi
