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I've removed a post by Dancing James that reveals the employer and contact details for the person behind the Facebook group.
It really isn't what this forum should be about.
I've no idea what the content in question (on Facebook) says, and whether or not there is good reason to hound someone or not. Without knowing that stuff the default position is that anyone is free to express their opinion without fear of being punished for it.
When we're at the point that we seek to harass someone via their workplace, to risk their livelihood, and to carry out a collective campaign of harassment to that end... then seriously we need to stop and ask whether this is the world we want.
As far as I know, no law has been broken and the Facebook group represents an expression of opinion only. People are allowed to hold whatever opinions they wish, and shouldn't fear persecution or reprisal from others because of them.
There are a hell of a lot of people in this community that might want to reflect on their own lives and the fragility of their position before they engage in throwing stones at others.
Regardless of whether the opinions on the Facebook group are abhorrent to cyclists the fundamental right to express any opinion safely should be preserved and protected.
On DJ's behaviour in posting that, and far more specifically... DJ you've been reported several times very recently for bullying and trolling including things you've been banned for and warned about before. I've ignored those as isolated incidents that I hope can be explained away as exceptions rather than the rule, as over-sensitivity by others. If you're in a dark place and this is going to become a habit again, then none of it will be ignored. I'm waiting to see which it is and currently giving benefit of doubt. Don't fuck it up.