you have to use big brain logic when making these decisions... there is a reason these folks use pulldowns, lagswitch, etc. Its because their internet pride is very big, and they need to feed that ego with folks sucking their dick calling them an animal, godly etc... so, once they meet someone better then them... they need to do something give themselves a competitive advantage...and that is script... egos rarely change... so will the end result....
Think of it this way... In professional sports, those who are not as good sometimes take steroids to give them a competitive advantage... they get caught and in trouble for this... take a look at the amount of pro athletes who have been caught taking steroids, got in trouble, but still continued to take steroids only to get caught again... the numbers are shocking... same thing plays here... once you get a taste of wrecking kids and feeling like a god on cap... you will do whatever you can to feed that...
As for DDoSers - my man @Arigato says it best "We ain't the internet police" so federal offense or not that makes no difference...