https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2021/02/19/i-will-slaughter-you/ is proof that there are people out there whose mental illness will result in threats on your life (at least this specific person apologized later: https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2021/08/09/nocais-apology/).
It's difficult to blame people for their mental illness, but a valid excuse doesn't make dealing with this crap any better. At least paranoid Github issues don't usually come with death threats...