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Dharun Ravi, In First Interview, Says Tyler Clementi “Didn’t Care” About His Spying « Student Activism

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Dharun Ravi, In First Interview, Says Tyler Clementi “Didn’t Care” About His Spying

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In his first interview since his arrest and conviction on charges of violating Tyler Clementi’s privacy via webcam, Dharun Ravi says that although he “was stupid about a lot of stuff,” he doesn’t believe he contributed to his Rutgers roommate’s suicide in any way.
“I really don’t think he cared at all,” Ravi told ABC News. “It would be kind of obnoxious of me to think that I could have this profound effect on him.”
Ravi says he rejected a plea deal that would have spared him jail time because he would have had to admit —