Comment by raldi

> 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.