I think before one can make comments like that you need ot have the FULL story.
Unless people here are parto f the community and new the guy (it seems he cried wolf several times) you cant really pass judgement on what was said (except in some of the cases...).
I also see (in the threads cache) people telling him it was a bad idea. I really doubt he was listening to any of them anyway....
Although the events were pretty horrific (if you've read the original bodybuilding thread - now removed), it is worth keeping in mind that this particular individual had attempted this several other times in the same community. After the first many times, it appeared to almost be a running joke- until, of course, it wasn't.