Victim of Secret Dorm Sex Tape Posts Facebook Goodbye, Jumps to his Death
This article tells the tragic story of Tyler Clementi, a Rutgers University student who committed suicide after his roommate posted videos of him having intercourse with another man. The article mentioned that, following New Jersey laws, the two people involved in the posting of the video could be charged with a fourth degree crime for collecting the video and a third degree crime for distributing it. I believe the culprits should also be charged with manslaughter for indirectly causing Clementi to take his life.
I think it is absolutely ridiculous that Clementi had to go through this, and what makes it worse is that Clementi's roommate was basically bragging about the dirt he had on Clementi via Twitter. This shows that it was clearly thought out and planned, and that the two culprits apparently had no problem doing it. It's hard to believe that in an age that's supposed to be so tolerant of others and human rights in general, something like this would happen. This proves the point that technology can be both helpful and harmful, depending on how it is used.
This upset me as well, especially with all the other suicides due to bullying that have taken place within days or weeks of each other. I agree with you that the two should be charged with some form of manslaughter or something towards the death of Clementi. I was happy to see that the school did hold a ceremony for him. Homosexual rights have been hard to come by and I feel they should not be treated any differently then any one other person. There is a long road ahead for both dealing with bullying and gaining full gay rights.
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