Everybody handles grief differently. Some people find it helps to talk about it, like Knocky and Rio Ferdinand, especially if they can't come to terms with their loss.
It can also help other people who think they may be the only ones feeling like that, and not wanting to ask for help.
It's...
Twitter (unlike Facebook) is quite good at dealing with racist, homophobic and malicious tweets. It's easy to report them and then mute/block them.
Unfortunately, some of our fans indulge the mockers by getting into a Twitter spat, which is giving these morons attention, which is what they want...