I wouldn't feel too bad for someone who gets to retire in their 20s, after the settlement checks start rolling in. He could probably start his lifetime vacation now, by getting a loan against the anticipated proceeds.
That's because you're an idiot. His mom is dead, he can't talk to his friends and his life is certainly in danger. His life is shattered, he can't buy a new one.
Nothing stops him from talking to his friends. Re his mom, I'm referring only to his loss of reputation. He's in danger from idiots; moving to a liberal area should help. He'll be able to afford some decent security in any case, like any multi-millionaire.
This is something I actually know a lot about, being his roommate and friend. The only way we can even vaguely have a conversation with him is through our respective FBI contacts. You have no clue how sequestered he is.
Moving to a decently liberal area doesn't change anything, if there's some crazy that wants you dead, they'll do a lot to make it happen.
He's not under arrest. Expect the situation to clear up. Think Richard Jewell; a lot of people surely wanted to do him harm too, for his initially suspected involvement in the Olympic Park bombing. But later he had no problems.
No problems, except for being dead of diabetes and heart disease. Certainly makes me wonder if the stress of being a wrongfully accused terrorist shortened his life.
Maybe that is what happened. Although he seemed to be in bad health before being accused. Many people don't care what others think about them. Hopefully Ryan Lanza is or can become one of them.
Regardless of how those of us on Hacker News identify politically, your shot at conservatives is out of line. I identify liberally and even I see it as inappropriate. I'm not being hyperbolic when I inform you that comments and opinions like yours are the kind that will be the end of America and everything that we believe in as we know it. Political conversation in this country is a time bomb.
Beyond that, pretty much every comment you've left in this thread is cancerous, insensitive, and outright stupid, and I wish you'd stop typing. I mean that in the most respectful way.
I don't think that there are any large settlement checks in his future. To prove libel, don't you have to show that the author intentionally published something they knew was false? Just because a journalist is sloppy or inept doesn't mean he's committed libel.
Richard Jewell got large checks from many media orgs who didn't know the info they were publishing was false. A decent jury will recognize when the media jumped the gun. They should probably wait a few hours before they potentially ruin an innocent person's reputation.
Not sure that's true. If someone gets crippled in a car accident and gets settlement money, "retiring" in their 20s is probably very small consolation.
Granted, Ryan Lanza is physically fine, but his mind and reputation will probably never be the same.
Of course his reputation will never be the same, that's why he gets to retire. I could shake off a lot of mental abuse in exchange for a 40+ year vacation.
