My level of sympathy for him is on par with anyone in those "World's Dumbest Criminal" videos, where surveillance footage shows the guy trying to throw a Molotov cocktail through a business window, but it bounces back and hits him in the head. I find myself saying the exact same thing in each scenario: "Play with…

Given that he's now an adult (and at 20, likely doesn't have any real money to his name) I'm not sure how much Wu stands to benefit from any civil suit. Even if this was happening for the last two years (and it hasn't been) he'd still be 18+. I would think that that means his parents' assets are safe, though I'm not…

"And now instead of being the harasser, he's the victim." (emphasis mine)

YES. This shit is about "science" like Gamergate is about "ethics." In that, it's completely NOT.

If his family can afford a team of specialists to work with him daily (per the article), then they can afford to hire him a lawyer. I hope Ms. Wu drains them dry for this bullshit, 'cause his parents failed miserably.

I for one fully support the merry pranksters currently playing a 'joke' on him. Because it's all in good fun, right Connors? It's just super-meta-edgy-comedy, my personal favorite.

Reading this, I can't help but feel that figuratively crucifying Mr. Rankowski doesn't seem like the right response. We should be literally crucifying him*. Nail him to something and find out whether he thinks it's a joke then - it'll also serve as an example. It boils my blood that guys like this put enormous…

"Pfft, she should lighten up, it was all a joke! But seriously, now it's not because I'm being threatened, listen to me I'm a maaaaan!"

It's kind of funny that in their race to prove they're nothing like this asshole who's sending death threats, their first instinct is to do so by doxxing him and sending death threats.

See also: hated gay people until son/daughter came out, wanted to ban abortion until needed one, hated poor people until lost job....

Gamergate supporters started doxxing and harassing him, huh? That's a real tragedy. Almost as big a tragedy as that hairline at 20 years old.

So he still has a job - he must do since he signed the contract stating he'd make no more videos - and he got one piece of hate mail, and once a ghost knocked on his door. And HIS life is ruined.

:looks at Brianna Wu:
:looks at Giant Spacekat employees losing work:
:looks at locks on Brianna Wu's doors:
:looks at Anita…

Is he seriously claiming he didn't know how fucked up stalking and threats of violence were until he experienced them himself?

"If you look at the history of people who do actually get prosecuted for threatening women," she told Jezebel by phone this morning, "invariably when it goes to court they say, 'Hey, hey this was just a joke."

Even if the cops don't do shit. She can sue him. He uploaded so much, and her psychological distress as a result is pretty well shown. So even if the police decide not to charge him on harassment, or any of the lesser offense he could likely qualify for. She could get a pretty decent payout at least.

The whole lot of them can kid themselves to fucking prison.

I just saw this on BF. Thank you so many times for your excellent coverage. How this guy thought this was comedy when a real woman feared for her life is beyond me. It's so sick and it's all so wrong.

I feel so badly for Brianna Wu. This whole situation, from actual Gamergate supporters to this supposed comedian, is batshit. I sincerely hope this guy ends up facing charges for what he did.

Yeaaahhh...that's not comedy, asshole.

Of course he's taking it seriously now that he's getting threats and possibly facing charges. But when it was Wu scared out of her mind it was just grade-A comedy, amirite?