While I think it is childish, the fact remains you don't poke a stick at a sleeping lion just because you can do it over the safety of the internet. If you try to push someones buttons you better expect some kind of a response. You wouldn't do that shit in real life and not expect an immediate reaction.
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"The towers are gone now, reduced to bloody rubble, along with all hopes for Peace in Our Time, in the United States or any other country. Make no mistake about it: We are At War now -- with somebody -- and we will stay At War with that mysterious Enemy for the rest of our lives." H.S.T. 09/12/01