>the guy it was directed to isnt a harmless victim though.
>he's been an insufferable dickhead on multiple occasions


I'm not sure what constitutes being "insufferable dickhead" unless you're specific. I do know that I've vehemently disagreed with the target of the attack on many occasions yet somehow never felt the need to devolve to such... "awful" behavior, if you will. The action says a lot about the person who committed it and him alone. He's quick to tell people they're weak if his actions cause them to act a certain way, so that's no excuse at all. The fact that it's even given as one or defended says the concept of "awful person" is quite skewed in this community.