Oct. 12, 2010
Tragedy Unredressed
Tyler Clementi's suicide makes us question whether our legal system is capable of providing an adequate solution. By Ari E. Waldman of California Western School of Law.
Ari E. Waldman
California Western School of Law
44 Montgomery St #3880
San Francisco , CA 94104
Email: mcooper@kgf-lawfirm.com
"Sometimes, the laws don't adequately address the situation."
- Middlesex County, N.J. prosecutor Bruce Kaplan
Tragedies like the death of Tyler Clementi have us casting about for answers - spiritual, emotional and legal - none of which are satisfying. Clementi took his own life after a roommate videotaped him engaging in a private sexual act and posted it on Twitter. We certainly blame the cr...
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