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What's to stop leftists from starting gofundmes for bootlocking facists and then keeping the money?
this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2026
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The threat of being sued or charged with criminal fraud.
Particularly dangerous in an environment where the courts are in the pocket of fascists.
tamara lich did it to the truckers in canada, she took the money but she was caught though.
What's that guy up to these days?
Hiding from the public after the fbi helped moved his stuff, plus hes also Married to a fillipino wife too, go figure white guy cant find a usa girl has to get a Ignorant overseas bride whos not well versed in the politics/drama of the us/conservatives. i used to followed some tubers, where it was the reverse the asian cant find any chick in the usa who isnt up to his bullshit, he chose a younger british white chick and married her asap.(and yes they are also a magaty too). the asian guys ex was actually wholesome, had her own career and such, but the relationship dint go anywhere, being on YT strained it as such.
Hiding, still, same as he will be until his "daddy" loses power and he's drug out and tried for murder.
I'm jealous. I want to sit at home hiding and ordering food delivery. But I'm not willing to kill people to do it.
He needs to be put in prison.
I'm generally not supportive of the death penalty but when the evidence is this clear and the murderer is a LEO, given the power of life and death over the rest of us, then he needs to be executed, just like he executed Renee Good.
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My mom was pushing this fundraiser on FB. I estranged her over it. Blocked her completely. Sometimes I feel bad about it, but then I remember this fundraiser and how she called the videos of the incident "propaganda."
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So hypothetically how "in trouble" could one get for setting up a go fund me like this and never giving the guy the money? I could use a few bucks even though I'm not internet famous, and I mean I know scamming is bad but this seems like decent target selection...
It depends on the terms of the service - you would want to check carefully to see what your actual funding requirements are, however most sites are extremely lenient and scams are rampant. Delaying until people simply forget is a common and effective strategy. However again, given the highly political nature of events like this, you would run a high risk of a lawsuit and may be investigated for wire fraud if you are not careful about your terms.
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If it makes a difference, I just looked at the Renee Good GoFundMe, and it closed at $1,500,000.
If it makes a difference
It doesn't, she's fucking dead.
Yeah, fair point.
IIRC, her family closed it after getting in way more money than they ever imagined and suggested that folks donate to other impacted families.
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I fucking hate goons.
Trash. Don't even give that Trumpgoon a name. Renee Good was murdered by scum.
He has a name, he has a face, he has a bank account, he has a home address, and he has the right to a jury of his peers.
He is a fascist, an invader, and a murderer. Knowing his name can help in seeking justice.
The only right fascists like him deserve is to face the fucking wall.
The courts are owned by the fascist masters he serves. The state shouldn't have the monopoly on violence. It's time the people wake up and got organized to enforce our own authority against this shit.
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his wife is a filipino from phillipines, married green card method.
There's a reason why the rest of the world sneers at 'Murica
From a financial perspective it's not really a secret -- big money is backing the far-right and conservative media and political sphere. Systems like GoFundMe and others are ripe targets for grifting of course, but they're also ripe for manipulating public opinion. Do you have an agenda and lots of money? You can easily afford bot services and then split your pile of money up among dozens, hundreds, thousands or more different accounts to give the impression that a cause like this is more popular than it is. Or you can use your social media influence to manipulate people into donating on your behalf. And of course the bonus is that it emboldens and encourages those who actually do believe this shit to speak up and participate, amplifying the message even more.
And aside from all that, there's just a subset of people who are out of touch but who truly believe that danger is imminent and lurking around every corner. They're getting fear based messaging from social media, Fox News, and elsewhere that's got them literally thinking that illegal immigrants are hiding in the bushes ready to murder them the moment they step out of their car. I know people whose world view is so skewed towards fear that they genuinely think it's dangerous to go into the city of 40K population for a doctor's appointment. They think people are getting murdered left and right on every street corner every minute of every day. And no amount of reassurance from a more sane and measured perspective seems to change that.
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Civil lawsuits can take earnings that result when profiting from a wrongful death ... like this guy is doing.
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We don't claim David Londner. He can go fuck himself with $30 worth of jagged scrap metal.
Sincerily, descendants of vikings
Seventeen thousand donors...out of eight billion people.
Remember the real numbers here.
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