Well, a message has been delivered. He received jail time, and that will be it. Neither the Clementi's nor MB wanted a long sentence, just enough to send a message.
Sad all around. This will follow DR for the rest of his life - whether he cares or not we may never know. He has ruined many lives with his criminal actions and is now a big boy off to the big boy jail.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/dharun_ravi_sentenced_to_jail.html
eta: It spoke volumes to me that DR would not even stand and speak for himself in his own defense. Nothing should have stopped him from addressing the court today as he was already found guilty. I think he is a coward.
Well, a message has been delivered. He received jail time, and that will be it. Neither the Clementi's nor MB wanted a long sentence, just enough to send a message.
Sad all around. This will follow DR for the rest of his life - whether he cares or not we may never know. He has ruined many lives with his criminal actions and is now a big boy off to the big boy jail.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/dharun_ravi_sentenced_to_jail.html
eta: It spoke volumes to me that DR would not even stand and speak for himself in his own defense. Nothing should have stopped him from addressing the court today as he was already found guilty. I think he is a coward.
Maybe it's because the Dateline (or 48 Hours) I watched was somewhat sympathic to Ravi, but I'm neither surprised nor upset by the sentencing.
The sad fact is that "privacy" has little meaning to young people today (thanks to social media and reality TV). In that context, many of Ravi's actions were thoughtless and stupid, but not necessarily malicious.
And the dead kid was not only securing dates on the internet, but bringing them to his dorm for all to see. Now I AM NOT BLAMING HIM FOR DOING SO, but it does cast doubt on whether Ravi's intrusion into his roommate's privacy was really the cause of the suicide.
And as others have pointed out, Ravi wasn't actually charged with causing a death.
As it is, it's 30 days in jail, 300 hours of community service (almost another 2 months) plus over $10 grand in fines. And he will always be an ex-con.
Maybe it isn't perfect justice, but it's not exactly getting off scot-free.
That's a pathetic sentence. Are they at least going to deport him when he's finished it?
I think Ravi should be deported. Let him do his time and send his arse back where he came from.
How DARE his mother make the comments she did. How dare her. Clearly the type of mother who never disciplined her innocent he could do no wrong child. Her son is alive. Her sons actions caused another man to take his life. His mother is the one living in the true hell.
how and why this guy did this is beyond me.
Send Ravi the :censored: back to HIS country, because this one is NOT his. It should be a one strike law for non citizens and they go back. Too many strikes for this nincompoop. He's already proven what kind of detriment he is to society, send him back!
Maybe it's because the Dateline (or 48 Hours) I watched was somewhat sympathic to Ravi, but I'm neither surprised nor upset by the sentencing.
The sad fact is that "privacy" has little meaning to young people today (thanks to social media and reality TV). In that context, many of Ravi's actions were thoughtless and stupid, but not necessarily malicious.
And the dead kid was not only securing dates on the internet, but bringing them to his dorm for all to see. Now I AM NOT BLAMING HIM FOR DOING SO, but it does cast doubt on whether Ravi's intrusion into his roommate's privacy was really the cause of the suicide.
And as others have pointed out, Ravi wasn't actually charged with causing a death.
As it is, it's 30 days in jail, 300 hours of community service (almost another 2 months) plus over $10 grand in fines. And he will always be an ex-con.
Maybe it isn't perfect justice, but it's not exactly getting off scot-free.
BBM.:goodpost:Nova, I almost always see your point and respect your pov, even if I don't always agree with it. In this case, I do not understand why you see Ravi's behavior as non-malicious.
The fact is promiscuity in college, regardless of sexual orientation, is nothing new and has been a fact of life long before social networking and reality tv shows came into play. What Ravi did, he did for kicks. To get a laugh and to make fun of someone with an invitation to others to join him in that kick. An invasion of what someone does in bed and to deliberately broadcast it, in no way can be seen as non-malicious.
The utter lack of respect for his fellow human kind is something learned at home. It has zero to do with social media or reality tv shows.
I'm going to make a comment here, respectfully, but I think your judgement regarding Ravi's behavior being seen as non-malicious stems from your being conservative and believing in monogamy. A single committed relationship, and there is nothing wrong with that. As a never married single mother of a 9.5 yr old, I've been abstinant for 10 years or so and choose not to date until my son is at min in HS. If ever, as I am very content being single and would be quite happy without a partner.
That said, regardless of how many bed partners someone chooses, it is a malicious violation of privacy of the worst kind, imo, to record and broadcast anyone's sexual activity across the WWW without their permission. I see his behavior as no different than setting up a web can in a public bathroom, or anywhere else someone is unaware.
Ravi is a sick immoral human being. He won't learn from this, he'll finish his lame sentence and go back to repeating the same self serving infantile disrespectful behavior.
I hope immigration overrides the judges recommendation in this case. There are too many law abiding respectful immigrants making positive contributions to this country who are hoping to stay.
The Middlesex County Prosecutors Office has appealed Dharun Ravis short jail sentence, which means the former Rutgers students wont begin serving time at the end of this month or anytime soon, a court official said today.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/dharun_ravi_sentence_middlesex.html
Gee, how big of him, NOT!!! Too little, too late. 30 days in jail is nothing in my book for what he did. Nothing will bring back Tyler, or the bullying he felt because of Ravi's actions!:behindbar:behindbar:behindbarDharun Ravi apologizes for 'childish choices,' plans to head to jail
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/29/justice/new-jersey-ravi-sentence/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn