Former Rutgers student convicted in webcam case

[Former Rutgers student convicted in webcam case by Geoff Mulvihil] "NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate's love life was convicted of invasion of privacy and anti-gay intimidation Friday in a case that exploded into the headlines when the victim threw himself to his death off a bridge.

Dharun Ravi, 20, shook his head slightly after hearing the guilty verdicts on all 15 counts against him.

He could get several years in prison — and could be deported to his native India, even though he has lived legally in the U.S. since he was a little boy — for an act that cast a spotlight on teen suicide and anti-gay bullying and illustrated the Internet's potential for tormenting others.

Prosecutors said Ravi set up a webcam in his dorm room in September 2010 and captured roommate Tyler Clementi kissing another man, then tweeted about it and excitedly tried to catch Clementi in the act again two days later. A half-dozen students were believed to have seen the live video of the kissing.

Within days, Clementi realized he had been watched and leaped from the George Washington Bridge after posting one last status update on Facebook: "Jumping off the gw bridge, sorry."

Ravi's lawyer argued that the college freshman was not motivated by any hostility toward gays and that his actions were just those of an immature "kid."

The defense also contended Ravi initially set up the camera because he was afraid Clementi's older, "sketchy"-looking visitor might steal his belongings.

The jury found Ravi not guilty on some subparts of some of the charges, but guilty of all 15 counts as a whole.

The most serious charges — bias intimidation based on sexual orientation, a hate crime — carry up to 10 years in prison each. Legal experts said the most Ravi would probably get all together at sentencing May 21 would be 10 years..." Full text: Former Rutgers student convicted in webcam case

Homosexuality is: Forbidden (Lev. 18:22), considered an abomination (1 Kin. 14:24), punishment for (Lev. 20:13), unclean (Rom. 1:24, 26, 27). Thomas Nelson Publishers: Nelson's Quick Reference Topical Bible Index. Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1995 (Nelson's Quick Reference), S. 293

Response to comment [from a Jew]:  "So does he get to sue the university for giving him a pervert for a roommate that is self hater. What this case shows is that Tyler would rather be dead than be a homo."

The life leads to death (Jas 1:15). 

"...That when his private behavior was made public he would rather be dead than face the shame he felt because his conscience convicted Him."

Our culture's acceptance of homosexuality didn't help (Isa 5:20).  When social pressure is removed it harms the homosexual (Jn 10:10).

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "He should have sued the school for making him room with a homo."

The wrong person is going to jail (Isa 5:20). Had homosexuality been criminalized (Lev 20:13), the man would be alive (temporally) to repent to receive his savior.

"Let's criminalize eating shellfish too since it's an abomination. It smells yucky too so I think it should be banned. I hate when my neighbors have shrimp for dinner. It really offends me."

Too bad you're biblically illiterate.  The law is for the lawless (Mt 5:18).

"I hate when my neighbors have shrimp for dinner. It really offends me."

Mk 7:15

Response to comment [from other]:  "Well no, the right person is going to jail unless you think it's all ok for people to snoop into your privacy..."

From the article: "The most serious charges — bias intimidation based on sexual orientation, a hate crime — carry up to 10 years in prison each."

Former Rutgers student convicted in webcam case