Rutgers Student Suicide Renews Debate Over Cyberbullying

DQ: Rutgers student's suicide, prosecutable hate crime or not?
Cyberbullying seems to reverberate so strongly, yet incidents seemingly continue to escalate. This young man’s Suicide is one tragic, tragic story. Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old Rutgers University freshman, jumped from the George Washington Bridge a few days after he had been secretly filmed during an intimate encounter — with another young man — which was then streamed live on the on the Internet. The Students that cached the Webcam (one of whom was Clementi’s...

Rutgers student Tyler Clementi's suicide draws international attention
The accomplished violinist committed Suicide after prosecutors say his roommate secretly used a Webcam to stream live images over the Internet of Clementi in a sexual encounter with another man in a dorm room on the Piscataway campus. Ravi, 18, of Plainsboro, and Molly Wei, 18, of West Windsor, are charged with two counts each of invasion of Privacy for using the camera to watch Clementi’s Sept. 19 sexual encounter, prosecutors said. Ravi posted a message on his Twitter account that day...

NJ student's suicide resonates on campus, beyond
"To this poor kid, it's better to be dead than to have people know he's gay," said Jean-Marie Navetta, a spokeswoman for Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. "Therein lies the real tragedy here." Clementi's death was part of a string of Suicides last month involving youngsters who were believed to have been Victims of Anti-gay Bullying. Fifteen-year-old Billy Lucas hanged himself in a barn in Greensburg, Ind. Asher Brown, 13, shot himself in the head in Houston. And 13-year-old Seth Walsh...

NJ student's suicide resonates on campus, beyond
Source: AP By GEOFF MULVIHILL and SAMANTHA HENRY NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - "Things will get easier; people's minds will change," Ellen DeGeneres pleads in an Internet video, staring into the camera, her voice breaking. "And you should be alive to see it." Just as the Murder of Matthew Shepard galvanized the gay community around Hate-crime Legislation more than a decade ago, the Suicide of a Rutgers University Student whose Sex Life was splashed on the Internet has Activists rallying around...

Bullying Drives Student to Suicide
May be a screen capture JPG that links to the video player, or an embedded video from an external source like YouTube.com May be a screen capture JPG that links to the video player, or an embedded video from an external source like YouTube.com --> Billy Lucas, a 15-year-old High School freshman from Greensburg, Ind., took his own life Thursday following a period of antigay Bullying from classmates that went unaddressed. Lucas was found dead inside his familys barn Thursday, where he had...

Rutgers honors late student at homecoming game
Students stand during a moment of silence at Rutgers stadium, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, in Piscataway, N.J., a large sign flashes with the name of the Rutgers Student who committed Suicide early this week. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) Related Articles PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers University has paid a public tribute at a football game to a Student who committed Suicide last week after his sexual encounter was secretly streamed online. Most in the crowd bowed their heads after a public address...

Rutgers Honors Late Student At Homecoming Game
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers University has paid a public tribute at a football game to a Student who committed Suicide last week after his sexual encounter was secretly streamed online. Most in the crowd bowed their heads after a public address announcer requested a moment of silence for 18-year-old freshman Tyler Clementi before the start of Saturday’s homecoming game against Tulane. Clementi’s name was shown on the stadium’s huge scoreboard, and the crowd applauded...

Cyberbullying and a Student's Suicide
Last week, Tyler Clementi, a freshman at Rutgers University, jumped off the George Washington Bridge after his roommate had surreptitiously streamed a video feed of him in an intimate encounter live on the Internet. The roommate and another Student have been charged with invasion of Privacy. Last spring, six High School Students in Massachusetts were charged with Bullying-related Crimes , including violation of Civil Rights, after the target of the taunting, Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old...

Parents of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi speak out on son's suicide
The distraught parents of the Rutgers freshman who committed Suicide after his gay hookup was streamed live on the Internet broke their silence yesterday, saying they hope their son's death serves as a wake-up call. "Regardless of legal outcomes, our hope is that our family's personal tragedy will serve as a call for compassion, empathy and human dignity," Joe and Jane Clementi said in a statement. That emotional wish came as news broke that their son's roommate, Dharun Ravi, had outed...

Rutgers Had Just Started "Project Civility" Before Cyber Bullying Resulted In Student Suicide
Just before Tyler Clementi ‘s Suicide, Rutgers University launched “ Project Civility ” “to create campus-wide culture of compassion, courtesy.” Meanwhile, the Star-Leger writes how “technology magnifies the consequences of bad actions: Nothing is local when the Internet is your playground, as the horrific tragedy unfolding at Rutgers seems to attest.” “The tools today are so much more powerful,” said Francis Jensen, a pediatric...

Rutgers Remembers Tragic Suicide Saturday
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (CBS 2) -Homecoming festivities at Rutgers University this weekend are taking place under a dark cloud. Students are mourning the freshman who killed himself after his private life was made very public over the Internet. It was supposed to be an evening for the young violinist to showcase his talent, but instead of Tyler Clementis first performance with the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra, there was a special tribute in his memory. Tyler Clementi plays the violin....

Gov. Christie reacts to "unspeakable tragedy" of Rutgers suicide. Gets emotional
Posted by Jennifer Caballero on Oct 1 2010 Filed under Culture , News & Opinion , Politics . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 . You can leave a response or trackback to this entry The tragic Suicide of Tyler Clementi a few days ago took the world by storm. A young man’s Privacy was invaded by a couple of arrogant punks who thought publicizing someone’s sexual encounter with another man is some sort of joke. Governor Christie gives an...

A Good Rant
Dan Savage goes off on someone who “loves the Lord and does not support Gay Marriage” but was “heartbroken” to hear about the male Rutgers Student who committed Suicide after his sexual encounter with another male Student was livestreamed over a Webcam by some other Students. Being told that they’re sinful and that their love offends God, and being told that their relationships are unworthy of the civil right that is Marriage (not the religious rite that some...

It's Time to End Teenage Bullying
I am devastated by the death of 18-year-old Tyler Clementi. If you don't know, Tyler was a bright Student at Rutgers University whose life was senselessly cut short. He was outed as being gay on the Internet and he killed himself. Something must be done. This month alone, there has been a shocking number of news stories about teens who have been teased and bullied and then committed Suicide; like 13-year-old Seth Walsh in Tehachapi, California. Asher Brown, 13, of Cypress, Texas and 15-year-old...

Should Cyberbullying Be a Federal Crime?
The Tragic Death of a Rutgers University Student who killed himself after two classmates allegedly streamed his sexual encounters online has renewed a national debate over Cyberbullying, with one member of Congress calling for a law designating it a federal crime. Share your thoughts. Answer our question, then click "Leave a Comment." Should Cyberbullying Be a Federal Crime? Market Research This is not a scientific poll.

Pickering Free Speech Rights and Cyberbullying by Public Employees
“Welcome to ‘Chris Armstrong Watch,’” Shirvell wrote in his inaugural blog post. “This is a site for concerned University of Michigan alumni, Students, and others who oppose the recent election of Chris Armstrong — a RADICAL Homosexual Activist, Racist, ELITIST, & LIAR — as the new head of Student government.” Among other things, Shirvell has published blog posts that accuse Armstrong of going back on a campaign promise he made to minority...

Ellen's Emotional Plea: Stop Teenage Bullying (VIDEO)
Ellen DeGeneres said she is "devastated" over the death of Rutgers Student Tyler Clementi, who killed himself after he was outed as gay over the Internet. DeGeneres made an emotional plea Thursday to stop teenage Bullying following a series of teens committing Suicide after having been teased or bullied: "Something must be done," she said. "This needs to be a wake-up call to everyone: teenage Bullying and teasing is an epidemic in this country, and the death rate is climbing. One life lost in...

Tyler Clementi's family issues statement; vigil set for Sunday night
The parents of Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers University freshman who committed Suicide after a sexual encounter he had with a man was broadcast surreptitiously on the Web, have issued a statement through their lawyer: We are grateful that our son's body has now been recovered. Funeral services will be private. Needless to say, public attention has been intense. We ask that our request for Privacy in this painful time continue to be respected. The outpouring of emotion and support from our...

School Bullying: A National Pandemic Disease
But LGBT Bullying won't end if we separate it from Bullying suffered by other Students. With Gay History Month starting, it's a good moment to put our demographic Suicide problem into a bigger perspective. School Bullying is a contagious social Cancer that is invading America's whole body. Now that we know Cancer can be caused by viruses, we can say that Bullying is a national pandemic, no less lethal than AIDS or a fulminating flu. The Suicides it causes are threatening the lives of thousands...

Whitman Blames Brown for Housekeeper Controversy
GOPer accuses opponent of "sacrificing" maid for "political ambitions" during second debate.

Turning Suicidal Angst Into Art
I am a Suicide survivor so the Suicides of five gay youths in the past few weeks really hit me hard. There was no Trevor Project (866-4-U-Trevor) in my day and even if there was, I dont know if Id call I was so full of shame and despair, I couldnt share. And I was usually good at covering up my suicidal angst good at preparing a face to meet the faces that you meet, as poet TS Elliot once wrote. But when the face cracked and I was exposed, I craved Suicide. As...

Bias crime charges weighed after New Jersey teen's suicide
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- As prosecutors consider filing bias-crime charges against two college freshmen accused of streaming online video of a classmate's sexual encounter with another man, a huge divide has emerged between those who support the suspects and those who want to see them punished. Read more...

Posts indicate victim turned to staff for help before suicide...
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Street Spirits Theatre Company
Bella Coola On May 23 to 28 Street Spirits travelled to Bella Coola to conduct two days of workshop on issues related to Suicide. Participants from the community informed a performance and took part in it along with out actors. The performance looked at some of the issues that cause people to want to harm themselves and the performance suggested ways to deal with those issues in a realistic way. Taking part from Street Spirits were Elise, Amy, Al, Pedro, Andrewand Corbin.When not taking...

Friday Night Music
TGIF Rangers and guests … another week down. Time to relax and have some non-political fun. Ex kindly suggested this week’s theme: tee vee theme songs. They are in our collective subconscious, absolutely! Imagine we all have our favorites, but to kick it off: Suicide is Painless , the M*A*S*H theme.