Memorial Day is next Monday, May 28th.

So, it appears that you are more accurate than the New York Times, which said Ravi was found guilty of the 15 bias intimidation charges.

And they are paid to report the news. It’s kinda sad.

In addition, “…Berman ordered Ravi to receive three years of probation, perform 300 hours of community service, undergo counseling and pay a $10,000 fine that will go to an organization providing assistance to victims of bias crimes.”

“The judge also recommended that Ravi not be deported.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/dharun-ravi-sentenced-to-_n_1532614.html

I assumed you were out because of the Memorial Day weekend, which is supposed to be a paid holiday.

Thanks for the update.

I found this breakdown of charges and verdicts.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/03/ravi_webcam_trial_verdict.html

He was found not guilty for elevenr of fifteen bias counts. I have updated the post accordingly and apologize for the error.

Since the editors appear to be out on this holiday in the USA…

We have full time jobs. Sorry if we can’t jump every time someone tries to comment.

Here are status updates from USAToday:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/05/sentencing-hearing-this-morning-in-rutgers-suicide-case/1

There is a twitter feed compilation on the sentencing hearing here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/dharun-ravi-sentence_n_1532771.html

I am impressed by the sheer amount of national coverage.

The sentencing hearing is reportedly being broadcast live on ABC.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/rutgers-trial-dharun-ravi-make-statement-sentencing/story?id=16394014

This is live commentary at TruTV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxI7F-cLAEs

This is live video from the New York Times:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/former-rutgers-student-to-be-sentenced-in-hate-crime/

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/nyregion/Some-Gay-Rights-Advocates-Question-Rutgers-Sentencing.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&hp (page 1)

http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/16/justice/new-jersey-rutgers-trial/index.html

Could anyone suggest an explanation why Jim characterized the verdict differently on this point?

I know this seems like a rather tall and tardy order, but I hadn’t noticed the discrepancy until now.

I think it would be helpful for us to strive for some basic agreement on the verdict before discussing the appropriateness of the sentence.

Even in the best case scenario, I expect that the sentence will lead to a lengthy discussion based in large part on how we characterize the verdict.

Has this already been explained elsewhere? Or can anyone refer me to somebody else’s article on this point?

This misplaced blame has become glaringly transparent.

Ravi’s actions lead to Tyler’s distress.

“…was convicted in March of …but was found innocent of bias intimidation.”

Sorry to bring this up at the last minute, but I notice that Jim maintains that Dharun Ravi was found NOT guilty of the bias intimidation charges, as Jim originally wrote in:
http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/03/16/42891

However, everything I have read elsewhere says that Ravi was found guilty of most of the serious (or in some reports, simply all the) bias intimidation charges:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2116006/Dharun-Ravi-trial-verdict-Tyler-Clementis-lover-speaks-Rutgers-student-guilty-spying.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/17/nyregion/defendant-guilty-in-rutgers-case.html?pagewanted=all

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