Tyler Clementi

This case in New Jersey caught my attention.

A former Rutgers University student is facing criminal charges after broadcasting a video in which his roommate engaged in consensual sex with another male. At the time, both individuals were still in the closet, so the invasion of privacy came at twice the price.

What gets me most about this case is that, the kid who was the victim in all this, Tyler Clementi, wasn’t even upset over the fact that people found out he was homosexual. He was upset with the fact that his roommate, whom he trusted, could break his trust and confidence so easily… and NOT think there was anything wrong about it.

Read more HERE.

It raises the question: can technology be inherently evil? Or does it come down to how we use it? Yes, the atomic bomb is a weapon of mass destruction – yet when simplified, it’s no more than a metal shell encasing a chemical reaction. The fact that governments use the atomic bomb to level cities and kill millions – there is no way to simplify that.
My point is: we must always be aware of the responsibility technology carries with it. Above all, be good each other, and stop the demonizing. Demonizing is man's way of deflecting attention away from his own shortcomings.