Beyond Appalling and Disgusting: The Thug John Best, jr

Update: Best's behavior constitutes cyberbullying.

I have an internet friend I've never met in real life, Kevin Leitch.  I know he is a real person, through a number of sources.  Until this weekend, he wrote the excellent blog Left Brain / Right Brain.  He is closing it because a moral midget named John Best is harassing his daughter, who has autism.

The reason LB/RB is shutting is because I cannot continue to allow my beautiful eldest girl to be exposed to the hatred and bullying she is recieving from John Best. John has seen fit to compare my beautiful child to a trained monkey because he didn't like the fact she was progressing. He has made numerous jokes at her expense on that theme. He has assumed her identity online. He has encouraged others to do the same.

John Best also appears as "Fore Sam" in blog comments.

I will miss Kev's commentary and especially his wonderful videos of his daughter.

More expressions of regret from:

• Kristina Chew
• Skeptico
• Estee Klar-Wolfond
• Joseph of Natural Variations
• Orac of Respectful Insolence
• The Bronze Blog
• The Voyage
• Living Healthy Centre (UK)
• One Dad's Opinion
• Odd Time Signatures (Karoli's even more irate than I am)
• Club 166's tribute to Kev

If you'd like to see a sample of what passes for Best's thinking, Joseph of Natural Variations compiled a  list of "John Best's Greatest Hits", back in March 2006.

Comments

[BigHeathenMike]

I posted a small piece in memoriam - I'm just starting to get educated in the anti-anti-vac stuff but have been talking to clients who believe some weird stuff for a while now (I'm a massage therapist in Ontario). I'm sad I never got to become familiar with Leitch's writings.

My bit is here

[Bronze Dog]

I've had some time to make some expressions, not just of regret, but mostly rage. I need some help cooling off.

[Karoli]

Not only is it beyond appalling and disgusting, it's one of the most valuable sites for information about autism as well as the anti-vax debate.

it pisses me off that an anonymous, obnoxious, lawbreaking troll can cause such a great resource to shut down.

[Timelord]

If you want a review of this idiot's comments you might want to have a browse through here;

http://philsworld.wiki-site.com/index.php/Fore_Sam

The posts are back by the way after disappearing for a few weeks.