I was thinking I might harass a hockey player on his social media accounts.
顿辞苍鈥檛.
But what if I really want to?
顿辞苍鈥檛.
Let me explain the situation. See, this particular hockey player .
Don鈥檛 harass him on social media.
But, see, the player he injured is really talented and I like him a lot. When this guy injured him it made me really mad.
Don鈥檛 harass him.
When 滨鈥檓 upset, I find it hard to control myself, and I just need to let it all out.
Sounds like you lack self-control, similar to what you鈥檙e accusing of this player. Also, don鈥檛 harass that player online.
It鈥檚 just words, 滨鈥檓 not hurting anyone.
Online harassment can have , and extreme online harassment can cause . So don鈥檛 do it.
滨鈥檓 . It鈥檚 not a real death threat.
Holy cow, definitely don鈥檛 make death threats on a hockey player鈥檚 social media account! Even if you鈥檙e 鈥渏ust joking.鈥� What is wrong with you?
What if I just ?
WHAT?!
Look, there鈥檚 a trope in fiction called 鈥�.鈥� It鈥檚 when the villain of the story does something blatantly evil for no personal gain. It鈥檚 something that establishes just how evil a character truly is.
鈥淜ick the dog鈥� is just the name of the trope. Usually the actual act is something else, because attacking a dog is just so blatantly evil that it鈥檚 generally considered too obvious. Every once in a while, however, the bad guy will literally kick a dog or hurt it in some other way, showing that he鈥檚 truly the worst of the worst.
The bad guys killing the protagonist鈥檚 dog in John Wick is used to justify the insane murder spree that follows: once the bad guys kill Wick鈥檚 adorable dog that is also the last connection he has with his deceased wife, you lose all empathy with them and side completely with Wick, even though he doesn鈥檛 stop at just the guys who killed his dog.
When you attack a hockey player鈥檚 dog, even if it鈥檚 鈥渙nly online,鈥� YOU鈥橰E THE BAD GUY.
Okay, okay, I won鈥檛 attack his dog and I鈥檒l stay away from death threats. What if I just wish for him to contract some sort of deadly disease? Then 滨鈥檓 not directly threatening to kill him.
OH, FOR PETE鈥橲 SAKE.
NO. DON'T DO THAT.
But he gets paid millions of dollars to play a game. A little criticism comes with the territory. 滨鈥檓 sure if he gets upset, he can cry into some hundred dollar bills for a while and he鈥檒l be fine.
There鈥檚 a difference between criticising how a player plays and harassing him. If you can鈥檛 tell the difference between the two, then you shouldn鈥檛 say anything at all. Either way, don鈥檛 @ the player on social media. He doesn鈥檛 need to see it. Leave him alone. Getting harrassed is not part of his job, or anyone's job, for that matter.
Look, I get it. You鈥檙e angry and social media has given you a direct line to the source of your anger. Given the intermediary of the online world, your vitriol feels victimless, like you鈥檙e just venting your anger into the void.
But there鈥檚 a human being on the other side of that void, with emotions, pains, and weaknesses, as well as a family.
, he鈥檚 reached out to Elias Pettersson to apologize, and has also apologized publicly. Don鈥檛 harass him on social media. Just don鈥檛 do it.
鈥淭here are thousands of people commenting things on my social-media pages 鈥� sending me death threats, wishing I would commit suicide or get cancer 鈥� that鈥檚 bringing things to a whole new level,鈥� . 鈥淧eople have even threatened my dog. If you鈥檙e going that far, you might want to look yourself in the mirror.鈥�
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