Monday, February 27, 2012

Gay Bias Trial Continues in New Jersey Suicide of Tyler Clementi - Yahoo! News

Gay Bias Trial Continues in New Jersey Suicide of Tyler Clementi - Yahoo! News

Rutgers student Tyler Clementi jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge in September 2010. Before committing suicide, Clementi posted a message on his Facebook page: "Jumping off the gw bridge sorry."



Clementi's encounter with an unidentified male had been live-streamed over the Internet. Dharun Ravi, 18 at the time Clementi committed suicide, has been charged with a hate crime for having set up the webcam that streamed the incident.

The trial began Friday and continued today with student witnesses testifying to how they crowded around a computer screen to watch two men kissing.


At what point does such behavior rise to the level of a hate crime?

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