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[kdgn]

I know someone who went into early labor. She was airlifted out of the state to a hospital with a specialized neo-natal unit. Her brother set up a go-fund me page so that she could stay near the baby after she was released. The baby was in the hospital for a few months before being sent home. Her brother shared the go-fund me page with family and friends. It was a very convenient way for them to make sure she had money.

[Isobel Archer]

These responses are making my point from the free lunch fraud thread.

When people have to give their personal money - boy do they want accountability - and yes they definitely care how the person spends that money - and why they "need" it in the first place.  And whether the person has innocent kids doesn't really factor in.

Yet when the "goverment" is paying - hey any questions about whether the person is committing fraud -or how they are spending the benefits - why that makes you a hateful judgmental bigot.

Ah the hypocrisy.

[feline groovy]

How GFM vets  and approves possible recipients: 

Campaigns that don't meet the following criteria WILL remain live & fully functioning, but will NOT be publicly listed in our Public Search Directory on gofundme.com 

a)

A valid and authentic Facebook account must be connected to your GoFundMe campaign.

Facebook accounts that seem to be purposely anonymous will not be accepted (e.g., no photo or unusually low amount of friends).

b)

Your campaign must include a photo or video.

Clip art, graphics and logos won't be approved.

c)

Your campaign must have raised at least $500 in online donations.

Offline donations are not counted toward this requirement.

d)

You must ensure that your campaign is eligible to be listed in our Public Search Directory.

Your campaign will be manually reviewed by a member of the GoFundMe Team.

Since your campaign is not made available for review until the above criteria is met, it may take up to 12 hours for your campaign to get approved.

[RazorSharp]

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@feline groovy wrote:

How GFM vets  and approves possible recipients: 

Campaigns that don't meet the following criteria WILL remain live & fully functioning, but will NOT be publicly listed in our Public Search Directory on gofundme.com 

a)

A valid and authentic Facebook account must be connected to your GoFundMe campaign.

Facebook accounts that seem to be purposely anonymous will not be accepted (e.g., no photo or unusually low amount of friends).

b)

Your campaign must include a photo or video.

Clip art, graphics and logos won't be approved.

c)

Your campaign must have raised at least $500 in online donations.

Offline donations are not counted toward this requirement.

d)

You must ensure that your campaign is eligible to be listed in our Public Search Directory.

Your campaign will be manually reviewed by a member of the GoFundMe Team.

Since your campaign is not made available for review until the above criteria is met, it may take up to 12 hours for your campaign to get approved.

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@feline groovy Thank you for clarifying!

[Marp]

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@Isobel Archer wrote:

These responses are making my point from the free lunch fraud thread.

When people have to give their personal money - boy do they want accountability - and yes they definitely care how the person spends that money - and why they "need" it in the first place.  And whether the person has innocent kids doesn't really factor in.

Yet when the "goverment" is paying - hey any questions about whether the person is committing fraud -or how they are spending the benefits - why that makes you a hateful judgmental bigot.

Ah the hypocrisy.

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It isn't the questioning it is the gratuitous slurs, assumptions and history that makes one a hateful, judgemental bigot.

[Lovingq]

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@RazorSharp wrote:

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@Moretofollow wrote:

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@RazorSharp wrote:

I read a story about a woman who was fired from her teaching job, because she made a video of an intimate encounter with a guy, and that guy hacked into her computer, stole the video, and posted the video on the webpage on her school's website.  All of her students saw it, and she was held responsible and fired.  She raised over 20K in a week on one of these fund raising sites.  I've also seen people raise money for other who are in the hospital as well as for sick pets.  It seems to be quite an effective way of raising money very quickly.

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Well she was stupid to make such a video and as a teacher should know better.  

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I agree that anyone with any kind of professional job should be careful of their behavior in their personal lives.  However, it's not against the law to make a video.  It is illegal, however, for someone to steal someone's property and hack ino a school's website.  If someone broke into your home, snapped a picture of you in the shower, posted it on your company's website, and you were fired, would that be your fault?  Just because you find making the video an immoral action doesn't mean it is an illegal one.  Her state's Board of Education found that she was not in violation of any morality clauses in her contract, so she is suing the school district.

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If her students saw her naked she won't win.  She was an idiot and not deserving to be employed as a teacher.  

[Isobel Archer]

No actually, simply questioning is sufficient for the namecalling.

[RazorSharp]

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@Moretofollow wrote:

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@RazorSharp wrote:

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@Moretofollow wrote:

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@RazorSharp wrote:

I read a story about a woman who was fired from her teaching job, because she made a video of an intimate encounter with a guy, and that guy hacked into her computer, stole the video, and posted the video on the webpage on her school's website.  All of her students saw it, and she was held responsible and fired.  She raised over 20K in a week on one of these fund raising sites.  I've also seen people raise money for other who are in the hospital as well as for sick pets.  It seems to be quite an effective way of raising money very quickly.

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Well she was stupid to make such a video and as a teacher should know better.  

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I agree that anyone with any kind of professional job should be careful of their behavior in their personal lives.  However, it's not against the law to make a video.  It is illegal, however, for someone to steal someone's property and hack ino a school's website.  If someone broke into your home, snapped a picture of you in the shower, posted it on your company's website, and you were fired, would that be your fault?  Just because you find making the video an immoral action doesn't mean it is an illegal one.  Her state's Board of Education found that she was not in violation of any morality clauses in her contract, so she is suing the school district.

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If her students saw her naked she won't win.  She was an idiot and not deserving to be employed as a teacher.  

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Well, considering she has the state board of education on her side, and she has a lawsuit pending, we'll see if the court agrees with you.

[YorkieonmyPillow]

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@Snowpuppy wrote:

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@Beachy1 wrote:

A friend of ours lost her husband suddenly.  He was the main breadwinner of the family.  They had four small children under the age of 10. 

A GFM was set up for her to pay her mortage for six months and other immediate expenses that she had. 

I would donate for something like that.  But for somebody who can't manage their finances, no, I wouldn't. 

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This is why you have term life insurance. To replace income if you are the main breadwinner so your family isn't in a desperate situation should something happen to you.

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There are men in this world who won't buy life insurance.

[Lovingq]

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@RazorSharp wrote:

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@Moretofollow wrote:

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@RazorSharp wrote:

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@Moretofollow wrote:

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@RazorSharp wrote:

I read a story about a woman who was fired from her teaching job, because she made a video of an intimate encounter with a guy, and that guy hacked into her computer, stole the video, and posted the video on the webpage on her school's website.  All of her students saw it, and she was held responsible and fired.  She raised over 20K in a week on one of these fund raising sites.  I've also seen people raise money for other who are in the hospital as well as for sick pets.  It seems to be quite an effective way of raising money very quickly.

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Well she was stupid to make such a video and as a teacher should know better.  

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I agree that anyone with any kind of professional job should be careful of their behavior in their personal lives.  However, it's not against the law to make a video.  It is illegal, however, for someone to steal someone's property and hack ino a school's website.  If someone broke into your home, snapped a picture of you in the shower, posted it on your company's website, and you were fired, would that be your fault?  Just because you find making the video an immoral action doesn't mean it is an illegal one.  Her state's Board of Education found that she was not in violation of any morality clauses in her contract, so she is suing the school district.

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If her students saw her naked she won't win.  She was an idiot and not deserving to be employed as a teacher.  

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Well, considering she has the state board of education on her side, and she has a lawsuit pending, we'll see if the court agrees with you.

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If her students saw her naked she won't win.