Though his mission was simple enough--to unsubscribe from Missouri state rep. Brian Nieves' distribution list--Missouri resident Bart Cohn ended up trolling the senator. Hard. And succeeded.The Riverfront Times has published an email exchange between Cohn and Nieves--two adult men--that begins with Cohn rudely but simply asking to be removed from the distribution list: "Take me off your mailing list. Freak."As with Internet comments, most people sending comments to a d-list don't expect a direct response from the owner. But in Cohn's case, that's exactly what he got. The comment bugged Nieves enough to respond personally:Who are you? Is there something wrong with you? Are you incapable of communicating in a way that common, decent people do? Tell me this, how did you ever even get on MY Distribution list? Cohn responded, saying, "Remove me from your list. I despise you." Nieves responded within two hours, calling Cohn a "troll." The emails devolved from there, initiating an increasingly rapid back-and-forth between someone who has little to lose and someone who potentially has a lot to lose:Continue Reading... … Read More
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