Tyler Clementi — Dharun Ravi Trial: IN SESSION’s Christi Paul & Matt Semino Discuss (3–2-12)

IN SESSION’s Christi Paul and defense attorney and Huff­ington Post contributor Matt Semino discuss the stunning testimony of mystery witness MB in the Tyler Clementi / Dharun Ravi, Rutgers University Cyber­bul­lying Trial. Topics discussed include: (1) whether the decision by the court to protect MB’s identity from the public and inter­na­tional media was appro­priate and the reasons behind that decision; (2) how an attorney for someone such as MB would try to prepare his client for giving testimony in court against the backdrop of such intense media scrutiny and what emotional impact this could have on the witness; (3) whether MB’s testimony supports the prosecution’s case against Dharun Ravi on the charge of bias intim­i­dation; (4) the reasons why MB did not what to reveal his identify, as explained by his lawyer Richard Pompelio; and (5) how this case will be precedent setting for the issue of anti-gay bullying, partic­u­larly, cyberbullying.