The famous “Flashman Incident”

P&C give some context and color to the famous “Flashman Incident,” which started out as a small event in a Maryland suburb, but became one of the clearest illustrations of the dangers of #CancelCulture

The boys drink and review Crowhill’s Tavern Ale, then discuss the international outcry over the Flashman Incident.

Some stories, like this one by Hunter Allen, seem like they should stay local, but every once in a while a story catches fire and spreads across the nation.

That’s what happened when Bob dropped off an old book in the local tiny library.

Day 1 — Bob drops off the book. Pedro picks up “Flashman,” by George McDonald Frazier, which is one of the books Bob dropped off.

Day 2 — Pedro takes the book to school, where Ms. Hughes sees it and discovers it’s not appropriate for someone of Pedro’s age. She asked where he got it, and he said “the library.” Ms. Hughes assumed he meant the school library and posts her complaint to Facebook.

Day 3 — Social media explodes and demands that the school librarian be fired.

Day 4 — Twitter can’t decide whether to blame Pedro for failing to report the book, but decided to blame his parents instead.

Day 5 — Both of Pedro’s parents are called to HR and enrolled in sensitivity classes. Someone finally discovers where the book really came from, which starts a police and FBI investigation to find out who put this horrible book in the tiny library.

Day 6 — The American Psychological Association donates a series of anti-racist, pro trans, pro gay children’s books to the school system.

Day 7 — Pedro’s parents hire an attorney who reveals the true origin of the book.

Day 8 — There are calls to legislate tiny libraries to prevent something like this from happening.

Day 9 — The author becomes the latest “evil person” on social media.

From this point it’s the typical insanity on social media and the fur really starts to fly.

The story is well worth your time. It shows what happens when the mob gets upset.