Asking The Hivemind
McLean decided to recruit members of the community to help in their search of the perpetrator as well. He posted the handwriting sample on their local Facebook group, asking if anyone could help identify suspects.
A Shocked Community
McLean and Furze’s community were shocked and appalled by the language that had been hurled at the couple. The homophobic language was so disturbing that the neighbors decided to create a hashtag, #IamMichelleFruitzey, which immediately began trending.