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It also deserves mention that Dharun is being made an example of here. Just before this occurred a young teenage girl took her own life due to online bullying (facebook etc.) All of her tormentors were minors and couldn't really be charged with much. The public outrage was immense and a silent witch-hunt began. When this occurred and the culprits were all adults the stage was set for retribution and vengeance. It should be understood that Dharun is paying for both his own crimes and those of a group of minors in an unrelated incident.