I think that's too far. Charge them with an invasion of privacy and leave it at that. They were not responsible for that kid jumping off a bridge. Only he had that power over himself.
If they had not did what they did? He would probably still be alive
I think that's too far. Charge them with an invasion of privacy and leave it at that. They were not responsible for that kid jumping off a bridge. Only he had that power over himself.
If they had not did what they did? He would probably still be alive and I suspect Rutgers will have a lawsuit on their hands since he went to them and they did Nothing. The more I read about this? The sadder I become
I heard today that the prosecutor wants to treat this as a hate crime, due to evidence surfacing that showed the crime being done because of the victim being gay. If that happens, then those kids are looking at double the prison time. Not sure if that is appropriate, but IMHO, what they did is nearly the same as involuntary manslaughter. Of course, it's not exactly the same, but there should definitely be punishment here.
One would have to prove this is the cause of his suicide first.
Even then, he was the one who killed himself.
If they had not did what they did? He would probably still be alive and I suspect Rutgers will have a lawsuit on their hands since he went to them and they did Nothing.
I was incredibly shocked when i read this. What a horrible loss, not just for there families, but for everybody on this Earth that has worked hard to create an equal, accepting and open society where people are not victimized for being something they cannot help being.
Fortunately for these two, that's not the legal standard for involuntary manslaughter (or anything, really).
If they had not did what they did? He would probably still be alive and I suspect Rutgers will have a lawsuit on their hands since he went to them and they did Nothing. The more I read about this? The sadder I become
BBC News - Student kills himself after gay sex footage put online
A tragic loss. He had more to live for. He could have done so much with his life. I understand the embarressment and the effect it can have on an 18 year old. We'll never know how he felt before he lept off that bridge. But I wish he hadn't.
I highly doubt he would still be alive. The kid was pretty mentally upset and it just seems this was his breaking point. The sad part is even if he didn't successful kill himself this time, chances are he would have done it again.
But he likely still would have been suicidal. The night before my dad took his own life he attended a retirement banquet for my mother. That morning he dropped her off at work (She was wrapping up a long teaching career) and returned a dead battery to PepBoys so he could get a refund on the core charge. He apparently had a heated argument with my uncle, went home, and hanged himself in the master bedroom of my parents' home. I guess we should have charged my uncle with murder then, eh? Instead of coming to the realization after the fact that my dad was suffering from depression and didn't need much of an excuse to just end it all?We thought it was pointless to try to assign blame. No one else killed him. He killed himself. It happened and that's it. We picked up the pieces and moved on.
I think his roommate just felt he was doing a harmless prank and nothing more. Bad things and embarrassing things happen to homosexuals for all sorts of reasons. Not the idiot liberal pc retarded notion that these things can only happen to gays because of hatred of homosexuality. The kid was weak willed, which is why he committed suicide. If it was not embarrassment it would have been something else that sent that kid over the edge.Like a lot of other people I do not have any sympathy for people who commit suicide, especially for the idiot school kids who have it better than most of the people on the planet. I kind of think we should drop these kids off in a war torn 3rd world country for a couple of years to change their perspective on the value of life and suicide.
That said they should serve some time for violating that kids privacy. And this should only be treated as an invasion of privacy case not a some poor weak willed dumbass committed suicide because of this case.
Whenever I take you off ignore, I read more ****. Depression has NOTHING to do with how strong-willed a person is.Jesus, dude. Get some education before you hit a keyboard. WTF.
Have you read anything about him. Who he was, as a young man.
I didn't say **** about depression. I just said the kid is weak willed. So learn to ****en read before you hit a keyboard.
I didn't say **** about depression. I just said the kid is weak willed. So learn to ****en read before you hit a keyboard.
Isn't that essentially the standard for Felony Murder, though?
TED,
Who thought that if you committed a (violent?) felony, and anybody died in the midst of that crime, you were culpable for their death(s).
As much as it pains me to agree, I have to under the avaiable evidence. I think they should still be charged with invasion of privacy but I imagine these kids have already been traumatized enough by their actions. This was an act of immaturity and while they appeared to play into an anti gay bias, I don't think this was entirely motivated by it. These were kids bringing a high school mentality into a college environment and they were seeking to appear cool by publicly embarrassing someone else. For all I can tell, they weren't even bullying him because for all they knew, he was unaware that he was being watched through the webcam. It could have, and may have, escalated into bullying, but that is yet to be seen.
If it is clear later that this escalated into outright bullying then there is more grounds to hold them accountable for his suicide. Bullying can lead to people taking their own lives. As much as the "personal responsibility" line is touted, if an environment is made hostile and emotionally aversive enough, it can drive a person to suicide. Acceptance and belonging are basic human needs as much as water and food are and we would die without them.
In this case, it's unclear whether they committed a felony (or even a crime), and even so, the felony is not of the proper type and the death didn't occur in the course of the crime.
Quick question...
Being that the room was shared by both of the boys, is it really even an invasion of privacy that he turned on the web cam on his desk in his own room?
1. a. An actor commits a crime of the fourth degree if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, and under circumstances in which a reasonable person would know that another may expose intimate parts or may engage in sexual penetration or sexual contact, he observes another person without that person's consent and under circumstances in which a reasonable person would not expect to be observed.
b.An actor commits a crime of the third degree if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he photographs, films, videotapes, records, or otherwise reproduces in any manner, the image of another person whose intimate parts are exposed or who is engaged in an act of sexual penetration or sexual contact, without that person's consent and under circumstances in which a reasonable person would not expect to be observed.
c.An actor commits a crime of the third degree if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he discloses any photograph, film, videotape, recording or any other reproduction of the image of another person whose intimate parts are exposed or who is engaged in an act of sexual penetration or sexual contact, unless that person has consented to such disclosure. For purposes of this subsection, "disclose" means sell, manufacture, give, provide, lend, trade, mail, deliver, transfer, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, advertise or offer. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:43-3, a fine not to exceed $30,000 may be imposed for a violation of this subsection.
While I appreciate your compassion, I have to disagree that a bullying atmosphere is still grounds to charge them with murder. He attended that school, lived in that particular dormitory, and associated with those particular people by choice. If he wasn't finding acceptance and belonging among them, there are countless other circles of friends to find his way among.
Only he had the power to jump off that bridge. No one pushed him, inadverently or otherwise, off of it. He did that to himself. There is ZERO grounds for holding these kids accountable for anything other than invasion of privacy.
Honestly, if I got you as angry as possible, provided you with a gun and bullets, and left you alone with the object of your anger, do you think I would not be partially responsible if you killed them? I manipulated your emotional state, considerably lowered your ability to be rational, and provided you the means.
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