Wow. First, I'd like to congradulate the kid on getting what he wanted. How many of us can say that we achieved fame on/. because of a problem with school? Not to mention getting to make a mockery of the town, insult people who he disliked, and getting out of that (as he probably sees it) hell hole.
Was it right? I believe that, if he intended all of this to happen, that he must be fairly intelligent. It was definately right of him to use technology rather than physical violence.
From what I hear, what he did with it may have been questionable. If he wanted to solve the problem in a more acceptable way, he might have made his comments a little more level headed. Of course, I don't have access to the origional site, so I can't make an unbiased judgement. On the other hand, if he did want to create such a stir, he accomplished his goal.
On the legal front, I think that it was probably wrong to confiscate his computer and yell libel in a crowded forum. This only makes the kid into a martyr. Oh well, what is done is done, we'll see how the rest turns out.
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Wow. First, I'd like to congradulate the kid on getting what he wanted. How many of us can say that we achieved fame on /. because of a problem with school? Not to mention getting to make a mockery of the town, insult people who he disliked, and getting out of that (as he probably sees it) hell hole.
Was it right? I believe that, if he intended all of this to happen, that he must be fairly intelligent. It was definately right of him to use technology rather than physical violence.
From what I hear, what he did with it may have been questionable. If he wanted to solve the problem in a more acceptable way, he might have made his comments a little more level headed. Of course, I don't have access to the origional site, so I can't make an unbiased judgement. On the other hand, if he did want to create such a stir, he accomplished his goal.
On the legal front, I think that it was probably wrong to confiscate his computer and yell libel in a crowded forum. This only makes the kid into a martyr. Oh well, what is done is done, we'll see how the rest turns out.
If Ian reads /. he sure must be happy!
Julian Delphiki