Tyler Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River on September 22, 2010 after a recording of him with a man was broadcast online. Tyler was 18 years of age and a freshman at Rutgers University. I wrote of Clementi’s death in my piece, “Bullycide: The end result of cyber bullying” Tyler’s parents have appealed for “compassion and human dignity”
Anderson Cooper, host of CNN’s AC360 speaks with Dr. Phil McGraw concerning Tyler Clementi’s suicide:
Tyler Clementi Suicide Sparks Outrage, Remorse