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Such a tough case. Ravi certainly contributed to the gay kid's embarrassment and shame, etc., but he didn't make the kid kill himself. 10 years is pretty goddam stiff for that. Obviously, if this kid was at the breaking point of killing himself, then his emotional problems run vastly deeper than some teenage tormenting. The big question is how culpable is the roommate? One can envision a situation where someone had, say, a psychotic girlfriend who attempted to kill herself because her boyfriend cheated on her then talked about it on the internet. Is he in any way culpable in that situation (legally, not morally)? Not totally analogous, but some parallels exist. I don't have any clue what the right way to handle this is, but its s slippery slope if this guy gets a long jail term.