Does this make BTC look bad to the masses.....
Why you think this will make BTC look bad to the masses 
It's not bitcoin that have enabled this hackers to put this ransomeware in computers worldwide, NSA must be blamed for this and windows for not warning their users about this vulnerabilityShills are quick on the trigger
As to me, this use of Bitcoin (however nefarious and despicable it could be) is actually set to promote Bitcoin in the end. More people will learn about it and likely get interested up to a point of buying a few satoshi here and there. Anything is better than nothing, and a little of publicity won't hurt Bitcoin anyway
Will anyone trade a cow, 14 eggs, 2 chickens 2 goats, 4 pigs and a half decent wife for a car? I can't use monies. They r evil
Thank God you are not selling (well, bartering) your kids