Google to face charges over Down's syndrome video

[Roon]

Google is to face criminal charges in Italy over a video which appeared on one of its sites showing a disabled teenager being taunted by his peers.

Italian prosecutors have indicated that they will press charges against four Google executives over a video which was posted on one of the search giant's Italian sites in 2006, which showed four youths making fun of a disabled teenager in a classroom in the northern city of Turin.

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4397511.ece

[Midlodemocrat]

1. I hope they lock the little fuckers up and throw away the key.

Nothing gets under my skin worse than that shit. Nothing.

[PeaceNikki]

2. They should be punished, but I don't think this is behavior for which they

should be "locked up" with the key thrown away. These were stupid kids being stupid. Call me a bleeding heart, but my guess is that they grow and learn from this.

[Midlodemocrat]

3. It's hyperbole. I simply can't stomach anyone

taunting the disabled. It makes my skin crawl.

[PeaceNikki]

4. I get that.

And I agree.

I'm a bit sensitive and perhaps over compassionate due to some things that happened around me this past week.

[Midlodemocrat]

5. Uh, oh.

Are you okay? Do you want to chat?