> seem more worried about defending the unknown teen than …
thanks for stressing this laudable aspect of my personality. “Unknown” seems like a diminutive, but it is not:
First, motzi shem ra about group of people is worse than about one person and requires a difficult and imperfect teshuva. For example, the poster might build water fountains in the towns where this group of people live (is this suggestion by Chofetz Chaim, or an earlier one, I am not
sure?).
Second (unique for online discussions rather than private motzi shem ra) – very likely someone working in such a job might be reading CR and be offended by it.