The ice hockey player’s association is planning a positive social media writing campaign, which appeals to exclude inappropriateness.
The Ice Hockey Players’ Association (SJRY) praises the decision of Ilves, the leader of the SM league, to file a criminal complaint about the death threat received by a player of the team.
Ilves sports director Timo Koskela told about the criminal complaint at the weekend. According to Koskela, it is a single death threat received by the player, which also concerned the player’s family.
– This is clearly a police and crime reporting matter. When we start threatening our lives, we are totally over the line. I think this is a matter of course, Koskela stated at the time.
The players’ association is on the same lines.
– The right move by the employer to protect the player’s work and private life. It is quite right that the matter has been taken to the police for investigation, the executive director of the players’ association Risto Kauppinen said.
– After all, it’s rough if you get such feedback about your work that you are threatened with losing your life. It is completely illegal and reprehensible.
Ilves leads the league, but has lost five of its last seven matches. In today’s social media era, players receive a lot of rude messages, which the players’ association is also aware of. However, a death threat is a different and much more serious matter.
– There is a lot of unwarranted commentary. The kind where you get personal and don’t stop at evaluating the game. As far as we know, there hasn’t really been any actual threats before, Kauppinen said.
– It’s easy to say anything anonymously. I hope in the future people will think before they write. You could think about how it would feel in your own case.
The Players’ Association is planning its own communication to address the phenomenon and support the players.
– We have already thought about a positive social media writing campaign. We are trying to make our own communication, which appeals to leave out the inappropriateness, Kauppinen said.