Social media can be one of the worst windows into human behaviour, and it was no different following the tragic accident that occurred to Adam Johnson over the weekend. Matt Petgrave, the other player involved in the accident, was immediately berated on social media, as terrible people jumped to conclusions and made vile allegations. This forced Petgrave to delete his social media in order to get away from death threats and horrible comments.
Anyone who knows hockey and has played before, or has the slightest amount of compassion, knows that this was a terrible accident. To jump to a conclusion is ignorant, but to add outright racism is revolting. The attacks are clearly not about the incident.