] The parents of Ghyslain Raza, the Quebec teenager who
] became a celebrity this spring after classmates posted on
] the Internet a video of him mimicking a Star Wars
] character, allege that their son was so humiliated by the
] experience that he had to get psychiatric care.
]
] The revelation is made in a lawsuit his parents have
] filed against the families of four classmates they accuse
] of maliciously turning their son into an object of
] mockery.
]
] The video of Ghyslain, a portly 15-year-old pretending he
] is wielding a double-bladed light sabre, has been
] downloaded millions of times from several Web sites,
] which dubbed him Star Wars Kid.
]
] Many other pranksters have created their own versions of
] the clip, with added video effects and sounds. One has
] him moving at fast-forward speed to goofy music from the
] Benny Hill Show. Other parodies were made with
] unflattering titles, such as Dork Clones, or mixed in
] with sounds of flatulence.
]
] In a statement of claim filed last week in their home
] town of Trois-Rivières, the Razas say that Ghyslain was
] so widely mocked at his private high school that he
] dropped out.
]
] He had to finish the session at Pavillon Arc-en-ciel, a
] ward specializing in child psychiatry at the
] Trois-Rivières Regional Hospital Centre.
]
] Ghyslain "will be under psychiatric care for an
] indefinite amount of time," the statement of claim says.

I didn't think the 4 kids should probably have been sued until I read the end of the article.

"While the video of Ghyslain's antics generated some derisive Internet comments, others felt bad and started raising money for him. One group collected more than $3,000 (U.S.), which they used to buy him an Apple iPod portable music player.

In the excerpts from Internet chats filed in court, the four appear to be plotting ways to get the gifts sent to another address so they can keep the iPod for themselves."

Little brats. Send 'em down the river.

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