Without the internet to shield them, those same "rude" people would not be so rude in person.
So what if he was only looking at child porn, it was only on the internet.
So what if he didn't pay for that item he bought off of eBay, it was only bought off of the internet.
So what if his identity got stolen, it was only stolen on the internet.
IMO: If a person is willing to be a different person on the internet than the person they are in reality only because they are on the internet, their character is weak.
it has nothing to do with being 2 different people between the internet and real life....it has to do with taking shit personal and serious that is said on the internet. you, yourself, have acknowledged this many times.