No one will ever know if Tyler Clementi was wrestling with his own inner torment the day he killed himself, or if the utterly despicable actions of his roommate, Dharun Ravi, drove him, in a moment of dark hopelessness, to take his own life.
Today, Dharun Ravi was just found guilty of nearly all charges against him. Ravi had many choices. He could have chosen to not tape Tyler in an intimate situation with another man, and trumpeted to the world that he was going to do so. He also could have chosen to plead guilty of the charges brought against him. But Ravi also appeared to be a young man blissfully unconcerned with those small matters of morals, decency, and, more importantly, accountability for any of his actions.
Ravi just got a much-needed and long overdue reality check/smackdown. At most he will be sentenced to 10 years in prison. He will still be a young man, still with the gift of time to fashion a new life for himself.
Tyler Clementi lived the last hours of his life in grief and torment. And though the verdict provides a measure justice, it is scant comfort, as nothing will bring Tyler back.
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