"The kid could have been rich."
I thought the same thing. He should have milked the 15 minutes of fame for all it was worth. Plus the ability to laugh at yourself is a good lesson to learn. When I was in HS, my friends and I purposely made films that made fun of ourselves just to entertain the school. They were often shown before convocations and everyone loved them.
I dunno, ~US$400,000 isn't so bad.
THey gave Larry the Cable guy a movie. This kid is a 100 times more talented via that performance and should of milked it for all its worth.
He could of milked this 15 minutes for all it was worth.
Instead, he jumps on the victimhood bandwagon being driven by ambulance chasing lawyers that make a mockery of western civilizations justice systems.