In particular, the person who left the comment in the article title also attacked my high-school aged son, multiple times, with similar unprovoked and abusive comments.

Sorry to hear this.

Behaviour like that is totally unacceptable.

Nobody should be attacked with abusive comments, provoked or unprovoked.

It is just plain wrong.

Sure, I am all for debating things, but I will not tolerate any abusive remarks on either side of any debate.

Hope your son is ok.

Stephen