According to that article, the commenter was called atheistATLlawyer. The paper speculated this meant the commenter was from Atlanta. But as one who hangs out on law blogs might know, ATL also refers to Above the Law," a very popular legal gossip blog that often has posts about the foundering job market and is critical of law schools' blithe response to this issue.
I've been reading over the posts that atheistAtlLawyer has made and I'm pretty sure that he is from Georgia (or at least he was at the time he made these posts).
In the below post by AtheistAtlLawyer it sounds like he's admitting to living in the state of Georgia.
http://insidethelawschoolscam.blogspot.com/2012/01/hot-topics.html AtheistATLLawyerJanuary 6, 2012 at 12:02 PM
It's very easy frankly. Each state has their own procedures. In Georgia you can fill out your application online and a social worker will call you and ask you a few questions.
My questions were something like this, " So....you're a lawyer with your own law office?"
"Uh huh...I make about $1100 a month after expenses"
"Your EBT (food stamp card) will be mailed to you within 7 days."
So now I have a cute little food stamp debit card that is refilled with 100 big balling dollars every month. I go to wal-mart and buy apples and stuff. This country is so AWESOME!
The comment that has been quoted in the news about him making comments to Dan are in this blog post -
http://insidethelawschoolscam.blogspot.com/2012/01/censoring-ourselves-legal-academia-and.html
AtheistATLLawyerJanuary 9, 2012 at 12:41 PM
Dan,
You're worried about your home and private life being a target?
What about your graduate's homes and private lives? (Or lack thereof?)
You know, in addition to being law school graduates, the class of 2010 are, collectively, sons, daughters, husbands, wives, brothers, and sisters.
AND? YOU'VE RUINED THEIR LIVES YOU FOOL.
So yes, "all means necessary" are important to shutting people like YOU down.
Law school scammer.
Signed,
Here are a few more links to blog posts that he posted on..... sounds to me like this guy is crazy!
(to find the posts by AtheistatlLawyer just use your edit/find button and type in part or all of the user name)
http://insidethelawschoolscam.blogspot.com/2011/09/20-years-of-schooling-and-they-put-you.html
http://insidethelawschoolscam.blogspot.com/2011/10/bleg-circulating-law-school.html
http://insidethelawschoolscam.blogspot.com/2011/09/morality-plays-and-structural-criticism.html
http://insidethelawschoolscam.blogspot.com/2011/12/early-christmas-present-for-potential.html
http://insidethelawschoolscam.blogspot.com/2012/01/way-we-live-now.html