Two days ago, a Rutgers student, Dharun Ravi, was found guilty -- and may be sentenced for up to 10 years -- for similar actions. In the BU case, the incident is described in this news story as a "flap", a denigrating term that makes it seem as if this is no big deal. But for the fact that the Rutger's case was prosecuted as a hate crime, it's hard to understand why Rudolph actions shouldn't be regarded as harshly as those of Ravi's.
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Two days ago, a Rutgers student, Dharun Ravi, was found guilty -- and may be sentenced for up to 10 years -- for similar actions. In the BU case, the incident is described in this news story as a "flap", a denigrating term that makes it seem as if this is no big deal. But for the fact that the Rutger's case was prosecuted as a hate crime, it's hard to understand why Rudolph actions shouldn't be regarded as harshly as those of Ravi's.