I don't know anything about the particular incident this thread was about - but I do agree that admins need to be more thoroughly screened, and have their powers limited. Especially the ones with "advanced" powers.
I don't (and I doubt anyone does) like the fact that some kid who easily holds a grudge could have the power to view my IP, password, past names, possibly more. Maybe they won't do anything with it - or maybe they'll just wait until they're not an admin anymore to do something.