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May 21st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Both the prosecution and defence immediately signalled an intention to appeal
the sentence, indicating they felt it was too lenient and too harsh
respectively.
Ravi had been facing up to ten years in prison and the prospect of being
deported to his native India, a country he left aged five.
Previously he had rejected a plea deal which would have seen him serve no jail
time, insisting he was innocent and would not plead guilty.
The judge said he would recommend that Ravi is not deported.
He also pointed out that Ravi was never charged with causing Clementi’s death.
Rather he has been convicted of invasion of privacy offences and then trying
to cover up what he had done by deleting messages he had posted on Twitter.
Before the sentencing, the court heard impact statements from the families of
the victim and the defendant.
James Clementi blamed Ravi’s bullying for his brother’s death saying: “He
walked into a viper’s nest … with Dharun Ravi as his room-mate, my brother
never stood a chance.”
Jane Clementi, the victim’s mother, did not refer to Ravi by name during her
statement referring to him as “the room-mate” and “the
defendant”.
She called him “cold and vicious … malicious and evil”.
The case was closely followed across America with some saying the case
highlighted homophobic bullying which occurs in college campuses across the
States.
Others, including some gay rights groups, said that making Ravi a scapegoat
would solve nothing and pointed out that it is not certain that his actions
led to the suicide of Clementi.
Yesterday Ravi’s parents addressed the court, telling the judge of the impact
the case has had on their son.
Ravi Pazhani, the defendant’s father said his son was not homophobic, adding: “Dharun
was not raised to hate gays.”
The defendant’s mother Sabitha was clearly distressed and sobbed loudly as she
told the court how her son has become a virtual recluse in the 20 months
since he was charged.
She said he eats only one meal a day and has lost 25 pounds in weight.
Passing sentence, the judge, who admonished a visibly stunned Ravi for failing
to stand while being sentenced, criticised the defendant’s lack of remorse.
Of the host of charges Ravi was convicted of, the judge said: “I heard
the jury say guilty 288 times. 24 questions, 12 jurors, that is the
calculation.
“I have not heard you apologise once.”
As well as the 30 day prison sentence, which is scheduled to begin on May
31st, Ravi will have to do 300 hours community service and submit to
counselling on “cyber bullying” and “alternative lifestyles”.
He will also have to pay $10,000 to charities and a $1095 victims’ surcharge.
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