The degree of objective and conscious evilness in Violentacrez' behavior is debatable, indeed, but that's not the issue. At least that's not what makes this story newsworthy IMO.
I think that Gawker's "journalist" ought to get more flak than Violentacrez, because the latter doesn't pretend to be anything but an asshole, whereas Chen pretends to have the higher moral ground. Chen needs a tougher reality-check about what a gigantic scumbag he is, even though Brutsch sounds quite delusional himself about his actions' outcomes.
I think that Gawker's "journalist" ought to get more flak than Violentacrez, because the latter doesn't pretend to be anything but an asshole, whereas Chen pretends to have the higher moral ground. Chen needs a tougher reality-check about what a gigantic scumbag he is, even though Brutsch sounds quite delusional himself about his actions' outcomes.