> What an unbelievably stupid line of thinking. Sentences like that have no place on HN. > Kidnapped their children? Get a hold of yourself here. It's suppos

> What an unbelievably stupid line of thinking. Sentences like that have no place on HN. > Kidnapped their children? Get a hold of yourself here. It's supposed to be an extreme example. He's trying to probe your boundaries -- if you'd forgive them in the kidnapping example, he could then name a somewhat less extreme example, like if the CIA had broken into a Googler's home to plant a recording device. But, since you totally dodged the question, the opportunity was missed.