FERNBROOK RESORT FREELTON: Why Couldn’t Caroline Cope With A Facebook Comment? Part IV

FERNBROOK RESORT FREELTON:  Why Couldn’t Caroline Cope With A Facebook Comment? Part IV

"I would love to teach Caroline how to cope," said deceased author Erma Bombeck

A post concerning a pedestrian being buzzed by an alleged careless driver of a Purple PT Cruiser with a black top disappeared from the Facebook group Fernbrook Information and News. Though there were plenty of views and thumbs up. And no negative comments.

That post (in approximation):

““When driving the sometimes perilous roads of Fernbrook I take care. Especially when pedestrians are present. Tonight, as I was walking to the clubhouse, a Purple PT Cruiser with a black top zoomed by me very closely, approximately 3 inches away. If I had extended my elbow I could have hit the car. Nice driving Bobby Rahal – you’re a sure bet to win the Fernbrook 500 next spring.”   

What happened to this Facebook post?

It is my understanding that a complaint was filed. To the Facebook 5-0 policing team. Identifying the post as containing harassing content. Facebook 5-0 then contacted the managers of the Fernbrook Information and News site with the harassment complaint. The managers of the site agreed that the post would have to be removed.

Could this book teach Caroline how to cope?

After removing the post regarding the questionable driving incident the managers let the poster know why the post was deleted. The post was deleted because someone by the name of Caroline Cope had complained that the post was harassment. Harassing of who or what was not mentioned. Physical proof was shown (an e-mail from Facebook) that a Caroline Cope had indeed complained to Facebook. There was no explanation as to what was harassing about the offending post. Just that a Caroline Cope had complained that the post was harassing.

Was there anything offending about the post? Honestly, I don’t see anything remotely offensive. At all. Unless you’re a Bobby Rahal fan. Or, perhaps, you drive a Purple PT Cruiser with a black top.  

Does Caroline Cope (or anyone at the Caroline Cope residence) drive a Purple PT Cruiser with a black top? I was told no. And, being told where she lived, we have done several personal checks and have yet to see a Purple PT Cruiser with a black top (or a PT Cruiser of any sort) parked in or around her residence.

Was Caroline Cope truly harassed by this post? Or is Caroline Cope simply a liar who lied about the post to Facebook in order to have the post removed and/or to besmirch the name of the poster. You will have to judge for yourselves if Caroline Cope was truly harassed or if ‘Caroline Cope’ is an out and out liar with an axe to grind. I know what I think.

Anyway, the now maligned poster, identified as a harasser by Caroline Cope apparently offered to apologize to Caroline Cope for offending her.

And that is what they did.

"Ha Ha I win again," said Mr (or Ms.) Purple PT Cruiser.

This guest story was submitted by Multatuli.

NEXT EPISODE: THE APOLOGY TO CAROLINE COPE.