It could also be an important one since this (the threats against the gamer's real life counter part are real, though a IRL attack has not-yet) has been happening in real life and should have attention brought to it.
This could turn out to be a very controversial episode of SVU, ripped from the headlines or not. In my opinion, it's not the subject matter itself (which seems to me is simply the backdrop), but the people who ditch debate to lash out using gaming as an excuse.