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Slippery slope indeed. He didn't make Clementi kill himself. He also didn't just tweet about witnessing Clementi in a sexual act with another man. Ravi started his disparagement before school even began. He pulled a Magnum P.I. on Clementi and made judgements about him before the two had met or even had a conversation. I think that is the part that will nail Ravi. He was actively discriminatory and bigoted against his future roommate, and then when they actually became roommates he violated Clementi's privacy - repeatedly.
I'm with you b_b. I don't know how to handle this one either, but it sure looks ugly from a distance.
Yeah. My problem is that he probably endured a lot of emotional stress for many years. His parents are associated with an evangelical mega-church. Many of those organizations are openly anti-gay. Do they share some of the culpability? I think a culture that allows churches and politicians to be adamantly and proudly anti-gay is a lot more of the cause than one asshole kid being an asshole. To me, this seems like a case that needs to be prosecuted only because of the political implications of not prosecuting it, and I think that's sad. Invasion of privacy is bad. Bullying is bad. Neither can make one kill oneself. Anyway I don't believe in hate crime legislation for the most part. Thought crimes aren't crimes. Only acts are crimes regardless against whom they're perpetrated.