In memory of Ty

I am so deeply disturbed. 

I grew up with Tyler Clementi. I took classes with him for three years in middle school and high school and seriously, no human being deserves this. Tyler was a person, not a freak show. And just like everyone else, he deserved that privacy and the pursuit to his happiness. It breaks my heart that someone could be THIS cruel enough to hurt an innocent person. I don't understand how they could think this as a joke... How is that funny at all? It's sad to see that our youth threw away an education for the satisfaction of bringing another student down. It's unfortunate, but hopefully the justice system will do right by Ty and hold these two people accountable for the damage that they have caused. They targeted Ty because he was gay and different. I have seen how gay and closeted teens are treated in high school and now I doubt much has changed. It makes me so sick to my stomach just thinking about this heinous incident. He was only 18! and he hasn't even been in college for more than a month. His roommate didn't even really know him -  they didn't even have the chance to really know each other and already he was playing sick jokes on Ty, how dare he?!! AHHH gets me so mad just thinking about it. Poor Ty, probably thought he was free of that hateful shit once he got into Rutgers, one of the most diverse campuses in US.... instead he was used as an object for humiliation because of his sexuality. What a horrible thing for two people to do to a fellow HUMAn being. It gives me chills just thinking about it. Ty was a great person. He kept to himself mostly but he was so bright and had so much potential of being a great violinist/musician. Ty, you will be greatly missed. And hopefully, our society will learn from this unfortunate incident of cyberbullying. My prayers go out to the Clementi family. Rest in peace, buddy.

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Technology can be so evil! This goes without saying, yes technology is amazing and it revolutionized how our society communicates and shares information with each other. But when it comes to using technology to humiliate and ruin an innocent person's life, that is unacceptable.