Follow POL on Twitter The consequence of seeking criminal liability on the theory that a suicide was caused by a bullying breach of privacy is that the decedent's privacy is breached all the more as the defendant seeks to prove reasonable doubt through alternative reasons for the suicide. [ATL; Kashmir Hill @ Forbes; NYT; New York; NJ Star-Ledger]
The Tyler Clementi case gets more complicated
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