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this is bullying. it isn't as if the boos are mere boos. in this case, they're a way of communicating 'we think you're morally awful.' so it's a crowd of thousands, all yelling in unison 'we think you're morally awful', in a case where there's no adequate evidence for that, and the recipient is a kid (turned 21 last month) who, as things seem to me, basically seems like a good kid. he also seems to care lots what other people think of him, seems already a little insecure and overly self-aware (and that's okay of course). so all those boos are the stuff of a serious, serious mental health crisis. in this case, booing is close to an act of violence. it's an attempt to hurt him