Crazy Time

Now he's .

Crazy, huh

Specifically, Childs filed a claim for "wrongful suspension without pay and wrongful arrest [and] violation of civil rights," according to the claim form dated Jan. 8. That $3 million breaks down as $1 million for economic damages -- most likely lost pay and benefits -- plus $1 million for emotional distress and $500,000 each for attorney's fees and unspecified "special damages."

, this is after Childs allegedly changed the network's passwords so only he knew them, installed modems to gain outside access to the network, configured routers so they could be controlled only from obscure locations, harassed an auditor, threatened his boss, lied to investigators about knowing the passwords and finally turned the passwords over to San Francisco's mayor.

Yes, it all sounds wacko. But actually, this wrongful-suspension claim isn't a surprise. Childs was suspended on July 9; he had six months to file a claim, which was necessary if he ever wanted to sue the city. His claim was turned down on Jan. 23, and now he has another six months to file a lawsuit. Makes sense now, right