wow. thats an astonishing thing to say. you sure have a high regard for "rules". some rules don't deserve to be respected. they're not automatically right just because they are codified. there's also a difference between a censure (a formal reprimand) and criminal prosecution. you ought to think more about the implications of what you've said.

I'm just weary of all the gesticulating. The conversation isn't even about the right thing. This guy presumably had friends - where were they? They failed him. But all the talk is about projecting it onto someone else.

Why do they do this? Because after years of cheering on this manic-depressive guy, laughing at his antics and ignoring his crashes, his cohort hopefully feel shame at their part in egging him on to ultimately irresponsible acts.