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Originally Posted by patteeu
Technically speaking, it actually is a state issue since Rutgers is a state school.
I don't think it's at all inconsistent for me to take into consideration the future of the defendants even though I don't want to consider the lack of future for the suicide. The reason the kid died is because he chose to die not because they pushed him off the bridge. His death wasn't foreseeable, IMO. If it had been (for example if they had tortured him with high voltage and it resulted in heart failure), I'd take that into account as well.
I'm OK with a felony conviction, I'm just not OK with sentencing this guy to prison. Something like probation, suspended sentence, or community service would be OK with me. If the prosecutor were to decide that getting kicked out of school is punishment enough though, I'd be OK with that too.
Wow, that Columbia prosecutor sounds pretty harsh.
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I don't understand why you continue to talk about the kid's death and the who, what, when, where or why. His death has nothing to do with the crime that was committed and whether or not the crime contributed to his death or not is irrelevant. Why are you taking any of it into consideration? They're not charged with murder.