Well..... I know most of these guys and they were young boys but did not have that "kiddo mentality" too much.
Infact they are very skilled programmers and they contributed to the making of T0rnkit which makes them NOT kiddos (just my personal opinion).
I agree that ddoding websites is not really smart and it sounds a bit childish but.... hell... who wasn't a child?! They got many skills btw and still someone of them is roxing around with leet codes.
I'm really sad about this fact.... they were friends...and they were a peaceful crew... no ircwar or stuff.... just a bit childish sometimes but once again, very skilled programmers. Some of them is still now personally in contact with the guys of TESO and co-operate them in security releases.
Beside, packeting is one of the lamest thing in the world....so I can't blame you for saying they are kiddos!
Peace and Respect
Yog