People and institutions need to become less fearful of internet mobs. No person I've talked to felt like cancelling this student was an appropriate response. No

People and institutions need to become less fearful of internet mobs. No person I've talked to felt like cancelling this student was an appropriate response. No one. The punishment (or "consequences" if you want to use that word instead) is completely asymmetrical to the actual act that happened. There is nothing "just" about this whole situation. I really hope things will turn out okay for this teenager.