This Is All Kinds Of Wrong of the Day: Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers roommate of Tyler Clementi, was sentenced to just 30 days in jail today after being found guilty of invasion of privacy, bias intimidation, evidence tampering, and other counts for using a webcam to tape Clementi having sex with another man. Clementi jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge in September 2010, just days after he learned of the video and an accompanying Twitter feed.
Judge Glenn Berman’s lectured Ravi before announcing the relatively light sentence: “You lied to your roommate who placed his trust in you without any conditions, and you violated it. I haven’t heard you apologize once.” Ravi had faced up to 10 years.
In addition to his jail term, Ravi was ordered to complete 300 hours of community service; attend a counseling program for cyberbullying and alternative lifestyles; pay $10,000 to a group that helps victims of bias crimes; and serve a three-year probation sentence. Prosecutors plan to appeal.
how the fuck is this wrong? could yall be reminded that he didn’t kill anyway?
“found guilty of invasion of privacy, bias intimidation, evidence tampering,”
“bias intimidation” - wtf is that? (yes I looked it up, but really he is?)
“evidence tampering” - none of the articles I’ve read say why he would be guilty of this
“invasion of privacy” - yes, guilty, but what happened to that story where he was just worried stuff would be stolen from a room because a random guy in his thirties would be in his room?