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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vocenoctum" data-source="post: 1074362" data-attributes="member: 2477">You're removing motive from the formula.Did they seek to ruin the kid when they posted it? No, they were inconsiderate.Are the parents also sueing those who cirulated the video? What about the hosting companies? What about those who actually laughed?The revenge mentality isn't "life" someone is setting out to ruin them and inflict harm. If the kid had grabbed a rifle and killed them all, I assume you'd still defend him, since it was all their fault? I assume you agree with the Columbine kids, since they were picked on, you see their actions as justified?But death is so harsh, maybe he should just paralyze them, would that be good enough payback for you?You feel sympathy for the kid, that's fine. He should be helped. Revenge isn't help. I think you're over identifying and ascribing evil motives to the kids who thought it was funny. I'd wager he himself chuckled at it before it was released.The video isn't responsible for his condition, the mocking he received is. He's sueing the wrong folks then, he should be going after the 1000's of people that walked up to him laughing and pointing! (Which, I doubt existed except in his own mind. Most likely it was a few people that knew him since most people probably promptly forgot the face of teh kid after the video finished)Alas, I'm relatively sure his parents weren't sitting there contemplating lawsuit, until the lawyer got involved. Probably the type of lawyer that waits for such news to reach him. (perhaps via an extensive network of evil crows and winged monkey's, I can't be sure...)</blockquote>

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