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Fundraiser for officer who shot Nahel outstrips donations to victim's family (www.france24.com)
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A campaign to raise money for the family of the policeman who shot dead French teenager Nahel M. topped 1.47 million euros ($1.6 million) on Tuesday, far outstripping donations to Nahel's family and…

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[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I really wish I could say I was surprised by this, but I’m not.

[–] fiat_lux@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Wars of the GoFundMe. It doesn't surprise me that the one set up by the "Far Right Media Personality" would be coming out ahead. We've had "far right media personalities" here too fundraise to "support" victims of tragedies. It makes me wonder about the duty of care fund-raising sites have to ensure the money goes to what it says it's going to, because it seems a great way to launder cash.