I'm really surprised that this whole thing created such a big stir. It seems to me like a case of shooting the prodigal son after he's come home, apologized, and done his best to make things right. It was a total feeding frenzy, depute the fact that Mittani made such an effort to give interviews, apologize, etc, etc. Let's not forget all the threats that he AND HIS FAMILY received from other members of the EVE community after they gave out his real name, etc, etc.

It really isn't all that surprising that somebody got a little too wasted and said something insensitive. Unfortunately, in the real world, and especially on the internet, these things happen. Of course I don't think it was right to make a joke out of the situation, but I also don't feel it was appropriate of the Wis to turn his personal mental health issues into EVE issues. I hope things are going better for him now.

I am discouraged at the amount of people, even in this thread, who seemed to just want to jump onto the "let's bash Mittani!" bandwagon. The guy made a mistake and said something stupid when he was wasted, he was punished for it, end of story. He certainly didn't do anything out of the ordinary when it comes to the internet - and yes, even though he needs to be held to a higher standard, I think that some people just want something or someone to blame.

Quote from Mr. Woodcock: "Anyone that doesn't clearly understand this is Moron". I think this summarizes the issues I have with some ppl here... and to say he belongs in prison seems to me, at least, to be naive and absurd.