When I first began to read this story, I immediately disliked Ravi. The way the writer described him to be was not very attractive to me. "Assertive and athletic, he used “DHARUNISAWESOME” as a computer password and played on an Ultimate Frisbee team". When I read this, I thought, okay well he thinks hes hot stuff. Then I read what he did to Tyler. This story is a very unfortunate situation to say the least. I believe that Ravi was doing this to gain popularity, and he wasn't really looking at what the potential consequences would be. Ravi seems like the type of guy who people are intimidated by. It's really sad that no one of his friends was willing to say, "hey, what you're doing isn't okay" because he is so intimidating. Ravi is definitely in the wrong. After reading the entire story, I believe that he should be punished, however not for manslaughter.
I think Tyler had two options, to confront Ravi, or to let it go and just change roommates. What Ravi did was wrong, however what Tyler did was selfish. No good came out of him taking his own life. I believe that Tyler was the victim in this situation, however he had other options. From what the text has said, Tyler liked to keep to himself. "Tyler never said very much or interacted with the rest of the youth group at the church I attended with him". He really needed a person he could turn to and talk about things like this with. I don't think searching for advice from complete strangers who didn't know him at all was the best thing.
I believe that Ravi was in the wrong in this entire situation. It is heartbreaking to know that the internet can cause a person to take their own life. Posting about his actions was definitely not okay because it only affirms that he thought what he was doing was okay and expected praise for that. What Ravi did was wrong, but there is no need for 10 years in jail. He needs some serious therapy.
Michelle Bella
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