My initial reaction was the same as yours: They should be charged with manslaughter. The other comments here do make a point: This was a dorm room, and the roommate had rights to it, too.
However, this case sounds similar to another one: There was a case where a man and woman shared a house, and he was arrested when she found out he had been videotaping her secretly.
If Mr. Ravi really wanted his roommate to stop engaging in this behavior in their room, he should’ve confronted him directly and maybe filed a complaint. Instead, he decided to videotape the man secretly and upload it to the internet for all to see.
Ironically, by committing suicide, this young man drew even more attention to something he obviously wanted to keep private. Very sad for his family. Imagine all of his parents’ hopes and dreams for him, and it all ending this way.
I agree with your assessment. Dorms are very small with two students sharing them. Sex should take place somewhere else. Ravi should have said no - go elsewhere, complained to the school, etc. My guess is this is common in the dorms.
Secretly video taping then streaming it live is against the law and violation of a person’s privacy plus just stupid.
I feel sorry for normal kids trying to go to college to get an education. This seems like a madhouse. Conservative kids probably have to listen to endless liberal, third world, PC BS all day long from professors, other students and administrators. Nonsense.
I read an article where they asked a defense attny about upping the charges etc. He said no. He did say because the kid killed himself that current charges will stick and the judge would usually let them off but not in this case.
I think Ravi may see some jail time.