Mike Matheson receiving Death Threats

[JTmillerForA1stLOL]

Found one of them.

 

[greasysnapper]

Whoever is doing that is beyond stupid.

I really hope they go to jail. It's like the people who tweet deaththreats to Trump or that Kavanaugh and then get swatted and are like "WHAT I DO?!!!!". There are so many stupid people in this world.


Imagine the jail talk...

"Whatchyu in for?"
"Burglary"
"Armed robbery"
"I tweeted at a hockey player who body slammed my teams rookie"

 

[Motte and Bailey]

First you like this two posts:

Than you come back with this post:

We are talking about you (FINGER POINTING) in this thread.

I've given this some more thought and you're right. I don't think I went far enough in my criticism of the people who made the threats. Depending on the nature of the threat, it's a criminal act and whatever legal action Matheson wants to take is warranted. Extremely dumb thing to do.

Initially I didn't think that the threats were credible at all. In fact, I still don't. I think it was just some angry fans, probably young kids, venting and I'm sure they regretted it later. However it makes sense to treat any threat like this very seriously regardless of whether or not they're credible. So I apologize and I'm truly saddened that we live in a world where this kind of stuff happens so often that we're often desensitized to it and even expect it.

 

[bionic]

Unfortunate that the minority of Canucks fans really ruins that team's reputation.

This is the dog fyi. Florida has a small fanbase, but no one targeted Domi. Hopefully Petterson is fine but this is ridiculous now.

I guess those nut cases figure it's a fair to hurt the dog considering the dog and Petterson weigh about the same.

 

[13 others]

Whoever is doing that is beyond stupid.

I really hope they go to jail. It's like the people who tweet deaththreats to Trump or that Kavanaugh and then get swatted and are like "WHAT I DO?!!!!". There are so many stupid people in this world.


Imagine the jail talk...

"Whatchyu in for?"
"Burglary"
"Armed robbery"
"I tweeted at a hockey player who body slammed my teams rookie"

That's not what you think it means.

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

People have even threatened my dog.

 

[greasysnapper]

That's not what you think it means.

Swat team sent to their house? Thanks for telling me what I think.

 

[Jayan]

this is just sad...

 

[Kale Hulls]

Online death threats are as old as the internet itself. Only a fool would take them for face value.

 

[GTHLDad]

Online death threats are as old as the internet itself. Only a fool would take them for face value.

No, only a fool would make them, or try and play them off as an acceptable action of anyone in society

 

[cowboy82nd]

Oh wow threats, imagine if they took it to the next level and choke slammed him to the ice or something.

Who got choked slammed?

 

[al secord]

Are internet tough guy death threats considered real death threats?

 

[joe dirte]

Unfortunate that the minority of Canucks fans really ruins that team's reputation.

This is the dog fyi. Florida has a small fanbase, but no one targeted Domi. Hopefully Petterson is fine but this is ridiculous now.

He looks vicious. Pit bull cross breed?

 

[Thread The Needle]

Get rid of social media. Problem solved.

Be careful, you might receive death threats for suggesting this.

 

[Taluss]

Seriously? Over a little play like that? Sure it was a 2 game suspension and I agree but wow some people are just ****ed. Not like he is a repeat offender who always attempts to injure players

 

[bigdirty]

Who got choked slammed?

Here's the replay of what happened to Petterson, at least according to some posters around here:

 

[HarrisonFord]

Not good enough.. his dog must suffer

Someone said that about John Wick. How’d that turn out for them?

 

[sr edler]

One of the good things with being a dog is that you're never really aware if someone death threatens you.

Sometimes ignorance is bliss.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Think it's unfair to make this about Canucks fans. For these reasons:

1) People are idiots online, especially when they can hide behind anonymity.
2) Sports fans tend to be even more so, at least more confrontational.
3) Canucks fans emotional attachment to Pettersson is at its absolute highest right now.

I'd guess that if it was Marner, the reaction would be just as bad and twice as loud. Buffalo fans would go nuts if it was Dahlin. Heck, if we listened real close, we might even hear a peep of outrage from Carolina if it happened to Aho.

Point being, it's the circumstances bringing out idiocy, not the particular fanbase.

 

[Zanon]

I can confirm. I am his dog.

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Just curious, why is the solution always to avoid *******s? How about people be decent human beings and no one would have to avoid the *******s.

Well then you are avoiding reality.

 

[BmxHockey]

I have to google Matheson - no clue who is.

Also, people are not their behaviors. Forgive the person not the behavior.

 

[sr edler]

Also, people are not their behaviors.

People are what they say, right? Not what they do.

 

[Bedards Dad]

While I think this is reprehinsible behavior, I view it more of a byproduct of passion and love for the sport. Let's not judge the group by the actions of the vocal minority.

On a separate note, I couldn't imagine the collection of hate mail Benning has accumulated over his tenure. No wonder Friedman was talking about how downtrotten he is.

The issue is this same vocal minority rioted after a loss. I wont cut them much slack.

 

[Field of Dreams]

Here's the replay of what happened to Petterson, at least according to some posters around here:

As God as my witness he is broken in half!