This case has lots of implications related to our discussions about the definition of teenager and what standards are appropriate for teens. In case you haven't heard, this student filmed his (male) roommate having sex with another man and invited friends to view it on the Internet. His roommate killed himself shortly after that occurred. He has been convicted of hate crimes, and his conviction carries a jail sentence of as many as 10 years and deportation to India. The headline for today's NY Times coverage read, "Verdict Repudiates Notion of Youth as Legal Defense."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/nyregion/rutgers-verdict-repudiates-notion-of-youth-as-a-defense.html
Do you think the verdict is a just one?
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