If the police were to respond to a domestic-incident at my address and I were to admit that I had beaten Mrs ERJ to death with a hammer*, Go Fund Me would not allow anybody to start a fund for "Newly Widowed Blogger ERJ".
The wife of the woman killed in Minneapolis is reported to have stated something like "I am responsible for her death" immediately after it occurred.
The Go Fund Me page for that wife and the dead woman's three children has collected more than a million dollars worth of pledges.
I have no quibbles about the money going to the three children through proper channels.
However, I also believe that the wife materially benefiting from the woman's demise before all of the criminal trials, civil suites and counter-suites and the appeals wind their way through the courts is shaky at best. After all, she admitted owning a significant share of the guilt/culpability at the time of the event.
*Just an example. Mrs ERJ is fine.
If it wasn't for double standards the leftists would have none at all.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad for the children, and I fear the majority of those funds will be supporting TDS efforts like USAID.
"Drive, baby drive-drive!"
ReplyDeleteProof of life may be required or we'll doxxxx the apple orchard!
ReplyDeleteDon’t kill your wife with a hammer….
ReplyDeleteThe effort suggests a Passion Killing..
It means you Loved her to Death.
Just joking. I know you wouldn’t.
Burton
Mangione ended up with over a Million dollars for killing that Halt care CEO.
ReplyDeleteCare to share a link to your information?
DeleteSNIP Luigi Mangione, the son of a prominent Baltimore family, has been in the news due to his high-profile legal case involving the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Despite his family's substantial wealth, Mangione's potential inheritance from his grandmother's estate is in jeopardy due to felony clauses in her will. The Mangione family's net worth is estimated to be between $30 million and $100 million, but Mangione's legal troubles have significantly impacted his financial prospects.
DeleteStill looking for B's "Mangione ended up with over a Million dollars for killing that Halt care CEO." link.
I think I saw what B is referring to.
DeleteI wonder if it will be held in escrow. I am not sure I would want to be in prison and known as the guy who has a million clams in the bank. Besides, it isn't like he can spend much of it in there. There is only so much stuff carried in the commisary.
Interesting, still would like the link. Spent a fair bit of time but my GoogleFu failed me.
DeleteThat the person (several other words were not chosen here) was from a RICH Family and inline to get millions when Grandmom died, I really doubt that the Murdered CEO's decisions EVER Affected Him.
So as far as I can find he wasn't "Avenging" that CEO's decision that harmed anyone in his family.
Crazy does what crazy does.
Maybe Heinlein's "Crazy Years" are indeed happening.
Michael:
DeleteYer a jerk, always on my ass every time I post a comment here. Starting to piss me off. WTF did I do to you.? Or are you just an asshole?
Google took about 0.08 seconds to give me the link earlier. I went back and got it just so you would shut your pie hole:
https://people.com/luigi-mangione-crowdfund-raises-more-than-1-million-usd-11728910
I am sorry you cannot use Google effectively.
Yeah, he seems to like you too much. Nothing creepier than an internet ghoul.
Delete"B" If you're that poor at handling a disagreement in a simple discussion, what are you sir?
DeleteA simple here is the link would have brought out your point quite effectively.
Yet your outrage at being "Questioned" brings out an internet tantrum.
Gentlemen: Please direct your comments toward CONTENT rather than your speculation about each other's thought processes and character.
DeleteMichael: You really have to start your own blog. You have enough to say to make it worth reader's time and I will cheerfully post a link to it on my blog.
-Managment
Sorry Joe, I'm not interesting enough to support a blog.
DeleteIs discussion and questions forbidden friend?
Joe, I'd be happy to apologize if "B" might explain how I offended him. The Bible is full of examples of how we are to seek goodwill, peace and apologize (repent) as obedience to God.
DeleteBut it also clearly says the offence must be understood.
Proverbs 14:9 as an example
Fools mock at making amends for sin,
but goodwill is found among the upright.
I don't want to be foolish here.
Let me address this by establishing a different perspective.
DeleteAllow me start with the ridiculous.
As readers, we have undoubtedly encountered comments on blogs and forums where two guys go at each other with hammer-and-tongs for 20 comments each. the 21st comment by each combatant ads no additional information or interest. It is tedious and trains other readers to avoid the comments.
On the other side of the spectrum is when there is a factual error in the body of the blog (Raising hand here. It happens) or when somebody in comments fires off something they made on the spot. Responding to those situations in comments adds value to the blog.
As the administrator of the blog I have the bully-pulpit and with that authority there is the potential to misuse it. Recognizing that, I try to not press my thumb on the scales in the comment section. I had my chance to say-my-piece in the body of the blog post.
I understand that the next bit I write is a "style" point rather than a "values" point. I think it is a mercy to the readers if the person in comments fires their best shot and then lets it rest. If the person responding to that request responds with jibberish then the readers will make note of it and discount further comments from that person in the future. If they field it well then the readers note that as well. If the response is somewhere in the middle for quality...the readers notice that, too.
Think about it as a couple of lawyers arguing a case. The prosecution presents the case. The defense cross-examines the witnesses and introduces their own witnesses. The prosecution might cross-examine the new witnesses. The lawyers make their closing arguments then the jury decides.
It is tidy and has closure.
"Go Fund Me" is just another tool of the left.
ReplyDeleteThe 'wife' is likely to get hit with a felony murder charge under 18 U.S.C. § 1111.
ReplyDeleteI doubt it. Wrong venue. If she were charged in that area, she gets away with it. Too many leftists in the process. She's gonna be an Internet darling for her 15 seconds of game. Then she'll fade into obscurity. The only way she gets charged is if somebody powerful needs a fall prsyn. Doesn't even have be anybody really powerful. Just somebody with more clout than her and that benefits from her trial. Maybe a career lawyer in the DOJ that needs to impress the current administration. Hint, hint... Any fedbois reading today?
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