On: When anonymous attackers went after two Yale law students, they struck back

[mickt]

That's a good point, and maybe without moderation users can act like a mob doing and saying things they normally wouldn't do.

[jacquesm → mickt]

The simple fact that they are anonymous is what gives them license to do this, if they were id'd then they'd never do any of this. Anonymity brings out the coward in people, and nowhere more so than online.