tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31215085.post1978077222015621342..comments2023-07-19T04:19:20.241-05:00Comments on Sev's View: The Real CriminalsSeverinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233387767990711188noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31215085.post-18047222040017466232010-10-07T12:06:29.363-05:002010-10-07T12:06:29.363-05:00I also forgot, because it is so obvious... The roo...I also forgot, because it is so obvious... The roommate gets an A in all of his classes this semester because his roomie died. It doesn't matter that he provoked it, he gets a pass at school. Not bad for a freshman's first semester.Severinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11233387767990711188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31215085.post-54548972648532593352010-10-07T06:52:26.432-05:002010-10-07T06:52:26.432-05:00Dave, I am glad that you asked, because it shows m...Dave, I am glad that you asked, because it shows me I overlooked an explanation.<br /><br />The boy who killed himself had a reasonable expectation of privacy within his dorm room. That expectation could be said to extend to any video taping of himself, being expressly forbidden by the university and agreed upon by each person who chose to live in the dorms.<br /><br />So, the roommate, already knowing that he was not respecting the privacy of another person, then maliciously posted the video on the internet, could reasonably believe, within his peer group dynamic, that a person such as his roommate, might, and I say might, do something drastic when it all came out. Add to that data the fact that many other young people have done the same when bullied on the internet.<br /><br />Also, due to the posts on the roommate's Facebook and Twitter accounts, others thought the same thing, albeit, in a homophobic reaction. <br /><br />As Einstein said about the A-Bomb, our civilization has reached the point where our technology has outstripped our humanity. The roommate has none of the latter and too much of the former.Severinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11233387767990711188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31215085.post-41774470590833575012010-10-06T19:27:11.954-05:002010-10-06T19:27:11.954-05:00Can you demonstrate that he could resonably believ...Can you demonstrate that he could resonably believe his actions would lead to a suicide? If you can, I will concede the point. But many people would never assume any action they do, no matter how malicious, would result in death. I doubt he did. Oh, I'm sure he knew it would hurt, but it is not like he rigged a parachute to fail and only thought he would end up with a sprained ankle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31215085.post-39420540690515515762010-10-06T19:07:06.898-05:002010-10-06T19:07:06.898-05:00If the cab driver drove them to the bank? He'...If the cab driver drove them to the bank? He's not culpable. However, if he drove them away after they came out with guns and bags of money, then he is an accessory after the fact.<br /><br />The roommate was being malicious, premeditatively malicious. I think I just made up a new word.Severinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11233387767990711188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31215085.post-51503142834923250812010-10-06T18:27:22.440-05:002010-10-06T18:27:22.440-05:00So if the bank robbers take a cab to the bank, is ...So if the bank robbers take a cab to the bank, is the cab driver guilty of a crime? He had no knowledge of the planned crime, had no way of knowing that was going to be the outcome of delivering that particular fare. Is he culpable? No.<br />The room mate should burn for what he did, but he did not do it with the expectation of what happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com