Google has officially apologized. The person in question had to take their blog offline due to bad behavior from readers (unrelated to Google AFAIK). Overall, this is a dark chapter. It's also been scrubbed internally. Not obliterated, but you won't accidentally bump into it as a Noogler.

As much as I think people should take responsibility for their own actions, it's probably for the better to let this one rest now. Who caused it is irrelevant at this point, though. We (Xooglers, and Googlers) can take responsibility for our actions, and not continue perpetuating it.