An illegal alien in Hartford, CT was conviced last year of recording videos of women in bathroom stalls. Sentence: 18 months, with early release for good behavior. If h had done it in a gay bar? 50 years? Disgusting verdict today. "Gay" is the super-protected class of the new millenium.
I think the sentence was far too long; half that would send the right message. But I can’t agree more with sending him to jail for a significant amount of time for doing what he did. People must be assured of some sense of privacy in their home. And this was an invasion of privacy in the student’s home (away from home.) Secretly video-taping and then humiliating him should be a crime with severe punishment. If the convicted did not like his roommate there are acceptable alternatives to resolving the issue.