It is so important that parents stop bullying behavior before it’s too late for the kid being bullied and the bully. It continues to shock me that there are actually parents who take pride in the fact that their kids are bullying.
If any of you think this way, here is something to think about!
Dharun Ravi, the Rutgers University freshman accused of bullying Tyler Clementi to death, was just charged by the grand jury for committing a hate crime.
He was indicted by New Jersey with 15-counts and he was charged with bias intimidation, invasion of privacy, witness and evidence tampering, among others.
As I’m sure most of you remember, there was a cruel videoing of eighteen year old Tyler Climenti’s private life. Tyler’s roommate Ravi spread the vicious video on the internet. The result was that Tyler Climenti jumped off of the George Washington Bridge and died.
Ravi is also accused of trying to destroy evidence about his Twitter feed where he asked his Twitter followers to watch the video.
Tyler’s parents called Ravi “cold” after the news of the indictment was made public. They said, “The grand jury indictment spells out cold and calculated acts against our son Tyler by his former college roommate. If these facts are true, as they appear to be, then it is important for our criminal justice system to establish clear accountability under the law.”
So parents, think about what this bully is facing. Stop your kids. There is nothing to be proud of and everything to fear.
Phot: Smath
Dharun Ravi Indicted for Hate Crime by Rugby @RugbyJones http://guesswhat.rugbyjones.com/2011/04/dharun-ravi-indicted-for-hate-crime/