Yes but one thing people don't realize is this: Even by using a wireless connection and ghosting on someone else's IP, you can still be found. Eventually it will happen and he will pay a dear price in some fashion or another.
InterPol loves kids like this.
Just for some off-topic news, we recently had a spammer get 17 years in prison for illegally spamming mailboxes. can't imagine what hackers will start getting for jail time world wide.