Most of his defenders never really knew him, or saw the shit that would fall out when somebody disagreed with him. Those of us who talked to him on a daily basis know he's a dangerous asshat.
edit: I can probably get the full logs for context if somebody really really wants them. This was a public channel, so probably a hundred people have these logs.
Yeah, stop the presses. If commenting online and especially on places like 4chan has taught me anything, it's that anonymity lets people vent their emotions in ways they never would face-to-face. I'm sure you can find a similar list of shit I've said online and acted like a psychotic asshole. I can probably compose part of that list right now off the top of my head. Sometimes you need to say the angry words and let people tell you you're wrong to learn things once your head cools down.
Hammond was dangerous because he would manipulate people into following his anarchist leanings toward more "direct action", as he liked to put it. He wasn't just some troll on IRC. He committed crimes, over and over, and incited others to do the same. The stratfor and other hacks were just his bravado getting away from him, and people are safer now that he's in jail.
The only thing that bothers me now is what kind of shit he's going to concoct to lash out at everyone and everything he hates once he's released.
This is interesting. Thank you for sharing. Still not sure I see your point (you will have to forgive me for not reading through this in it's entirety).
13:50 <+tylerknowsthis> it's cause they are rich nerds who can't dance and have terrible taste in music
Woooo, that is me! :)
Who has he threatened? Hadn't heard of that.