His followers are currently harassing JK Rowling on Twitter with doctored pictures of her in a nazi uniform. Formidable group of people, these "rookie comedians"...
And this is why when you're as influential as he is, it's important to call out his response to the situation as bad.
PDP may have been the victim a week or two ago, but that's not the case anymore. With this video he's made himself into the aggressor, and he holds that distinction with no shame. And if you're going to pull the "well they did it first" excuse to defend him in this context, you probably don't actually care about misinformation.
Also this.