Like the other commenter said: while being empathetic as a default mindset is generally good, there comes a point where you need to look at the body of evidence.

Yes, nobody should be getting death threats. But - much like the supposed "toxicity" of some subs he blocked such as the apparently horrible WholesomeYuri - there comes a point where he is required to show some receipts. Because several of his accusers do have them.

Also: purposefully DDOSing a server as some kind of petty revenge is just disgraceful.

It's not disgraceful. It's criminal, at least in a substantial amount of places. It's not a petty lashing out, he did a crime here. Let's call it what it is.