Why did Dharun Ravi reject the plea deal?
posted over 12 years ago
Background:
His "partner-in-crime" Molly Wei, took a plea and testified against Dharun.
Dharun was facing up to ten years in prison for the bias intimidation charge alone.
He was offered a plea deal, which would have resulted in no jail time, but possibly being deported to India (he was not a U.S. citizen).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/10/nyregion/dharun-ravi-in-rutgers-spying-case-rejects-plea-deal.html
He rejected the plea, took his chance in court and yesterday was found guilty of all charges.
The question I keep asking myself is: "WTF? Seriously? You turned down a NO JAIL TIME plea and risked getting sentenced to up to ten years in STATE PENITENTIARY? The worst scenario was that maybe you would be deported to India (where you were born?)?
What the f*ck is wrong with this guy? What was going through his head?