Perfectly possible in theory, but doctors should visit him and determine it, from the little we know about him, he's not one of those with Asperger that manage to have a normal life, he looks like one of those seriously handicapped in social life and that didn't receive adequate assistance to overcome their problems instead. And if I can't really say whether he's evil or not, I'm 100% sure that the "normal" schoolmates that bullied that poor girl until she committed suicide are actually evil and were totally conscious and willing when they did it, so it makes me furious that judges want to punish that turd that never trolled any of the dead girls when they were alive, he didn't even know them, but let the evil girls that bullied the last victim get away with it. Punishment must be proportional to guilt, those guilty of a more serious offence and with less mitigating factors must receive a heavier penalty, those guilty of a less serious one and with more mitigating factors must receive a lighter one: in this case, bully schoolgirls received NO penalty, so, applying the principle of proportionality, what should be the penalty for the poor turd? 

I'm pretty sure he was examined by a doctor, so if there was any reason why he shouldn't have been punished due to his Aspergers, I'm sure the court would've considered it.

If you read what he did, it's quite unlikely that he wasn't aware that what he was doing was wrong, and it's quite clear that he liked doing it regardless. I mean, he stalked and harassed several people, posted offensive videos on YouTube which he found the time to create himself, he even remembered the date one of the girls died, and then posted an offensive message on her memorial page on the anniversary of her death. And he always did this just where he knew family and loved ones of the kids who were killed/commited suicide would see these messages (so it was clear that he wasn't just trolling on random websites, but deliberately trying to hurt people).

And let's not forget, he pleaded guilty to all he was charged with.

As for the other bullies, kids are often stupid, and don't realzie the consequences of their actions. I don't see any of them dancing on the girls' grave, like this guy is doing.

I agree with you that the girls are guilty of a greater crime than Drew, but how do you judge teenaged schoolgirls for bullying? As evil as it is, it is a natural social phenomenon that never was considered a crime. As guilty as they are can the legal system punish them for being children? The other thing you need to realize is that parents need to be involved in their childrens' lives, and teach their kids about these things and prevent the devastating effects bullying can have. I'm not blaming the parents, but I'm just saying that parents nowadays need to be aware of the increase in suicide rates and the potential deadly effects of bullying and need to mitigate through proper upbringing. We need to raise our kids to have stronger backbones. Life doesn't end when your parents have a divorce, as devastating as it can be.

I agree with this, he also needs help and prevention of his type of behavior would be a good thing. But the problem is he's more easy to judge guilty given his age and the counter-social trend needed for him to perform that defamation. The same can't be said of the girls.

For italics, well I hope they do. Then again, serves him right? Sorry I'm not as pacifistic as others here...

As sad as the story was, I get the feeling there was not much to do to prevent it. She seemed very deeply hurt by her parents' separation, almost like there was no use living the rest of her life with it being otherwise. It's a feeling I can understand, but I can't say I know how she feels, I just understand it. Suicide is a touchy issue, and it's hard to even tell if the bullies deserved to be punished. It seemed like and... I hope I don't get put in jail for saying this lol... but it seemed like an impulsive decision that wasn't very pre-meditated. The article mentions they saw no signs of it, and the events were so close to each other (the moving to a new school, the separation, etc.)

Tough call I'd say on this one. Was it the bullying or just the sense that there was no hope left (again a feeling I can understand)? How can you prevent a suituation like this when it's not very pre-meditated? How much is too much before it becomes pushing a person to suicide and almost a form of murder?

Pleading guilty when you see the judge wants to make your case an exemplary one and if you can't afford a good lawyer can just be a desperate defence.

But I can't believe that you really consider less serious the offence committed by those that actually pushed a girl to commit suicide. And if you want to give young age as mitigating factor to those "normal" but vicious girls, how can you refuse mental illness as mitigating factor to the troll? And even being equal, and conceding mitigating factors both to bully girls and asperger troll, not prosecuting the girls at all is shameful.

Yeah, after I read the link you posted I understood the whole story.

I was looking at it from the perspective of suicide prevention in that post. What did you think about what I wrote?

As for his fetish, did you notice they're always girls and always young? Odd coincidence wouldn't you agree?

The guy's got issues.