General Discussion

LostInAnomie

(14,428 posts)

6. $114k would be a life changing amount of money.

Sat Nov 22, 2014, 01:56 AM

Nov 2014

It's not just terrible for her kids, but also for all the people that helped her.

Stuff like this will make those people think twice about helping someone, and that's sad.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

104 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Prosecutors take back deal after Shanesha Taylor blows $114k in donations. *Rage Inducing* [View all] LostInAnomie Nov 2014 OP

How do you spend 114k in 6 months? Travis_0004 Nov 2014 #1

Here's a good start LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #2

I feel bad for her new public defender. branford Nov 2014 #3

$114k would be a life changing amount of money. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #6

She's either really dumb or really selfish TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2014 #99

I bet the DUers who defended her are feeling a bit embarrassed now. Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #4

Nye, you've been around here as long as I have. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #5

If you have such feelings about this place, why do you both stay? Tsiyu Nov 2014 #7

Post removed Post removed Nov 2014 #8

Not as much as in the two posts above mine Tsiyu Nov 2014 #9

Right... LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #10

All you have is a smilie... Tsiyu Nov 2014 #11

Post removed Post removed Nov 2014 #12

"Moronic indignance"? Sheldon Cooper Nov 2014 #13

... Tsiyu Nov 2014 #55

The impulse to compassion is not wrong. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #28

I used to worry about what people would do with money I gave them. NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #41

My concern is more about the children than Taylor herself. branford Nov 2014 #73

Undoubtedly true. NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #80

That why I never give a dime to those I don't know yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #43

Thank you. Well said. RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #58

I agree. TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2014 #100

All I know is I'm sick cwydro Nov 2014 #40

Amen Aerows Nov 2014 #42

and a DU jury allowed that unfounded charge of racism to stand- 6-1 Beaverhausen Nov 2014 #45

You have no problem with a poster Tsiyu Nov 2014 #54

Wow. cwydro Nov 2014 #65

Aww, having trouble staying on course? Tsiyu Nov 2014 #67

Reading comprehension is key. cwydro Nov 2014 #82

Me too. NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #69

Why feel bad for having sympathy for the plight of a poor working mother. I feel sad.. not bad. kelliekat44 Nov 2014 #14

I feel sad for her kids. Quantess Nov 2014 #16

I see it your way. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #29

I do not agree. branford Nov 2014 #74

Well said cwydro Nov 2014 #90

Ah an Ayn Randian advocate. So our problem is being compassionate? Katashi_itto Nov 2014 #17

"Ayn Randian advocate"? Perhaps you are confusing me with another DUer? Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #18

Your the one taking us to task for being compassionate. Katashi_itto Nov 2014 #19

Compassionate =/ Gullible Kurska Nov 2014 #24

Not compassionate = not fully human. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #30

I don't think we're on the same wavelength Kurska Nov 2014 #31

I see what happened here. I red your attempt at ≠ as =. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #34

what a sad idea. how'd u arrive at it? elehhhhna Nov 2014 #79

Yeah, and she fucked up big time by not putting a dime away for her kids. moriah Nov 2014 #25

some liberal bashing in that thread Doctor_J Nov 2014 #71

Why should anyone feel embarrassed for not judging someone before the facts are available to them? sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #84

This is really sad. NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #15

Not everyone is as smart as we on DU... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #26

It is not about being smart exboyfil Nov 2014 #56

I'll bet the sympathy fund is running even lower -- maybe even into deficit territory. What a fool. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #20

From the article: NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #21

Looks like the public defender will be barginning over how many years she will serve Lurks Often Nov 2014 #22

I know if I got $114k magically.... moriah Nov 2014 #23

but then you are smarter than some people... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #27

It's not just IQ. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #32

I never said it was JUST IQ.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #33

Neither did you suggest it was anything else. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #35

So that proves that I wasn't concerned with anything else? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #37

And now it's all about you. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #38

NO apparently its all about YOU!!! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #39

I agree with what you're saying Tsiyu Nov 2014 #64

Right. She's a victim. cwydro Nov 2014 #66

Do you read what other people actually post Tsiyu Nov 2014 #70

In her situation, you'd think getting the 40k to prevent being prosecuted would be top priority. JVS Nov 2014 #46

Agreed. 100%. I could see her blowing the rest.... moriah Nov 2014 #48

I could seriously live debt free if I had that kind of money. Initech Nov 2014 #63

The job she was interviewing for probably paid $20K a year SoCalDem Nov 2014 #91

Thank goodness I didn't have access to $114,000.00 when I was getting clean. Iggo Nov 2014 #36

Exactly so. Lex Nov 2014 #60

why didn't her lawyer help her set-up the bank accounts? Sunlei Nov 2014 #44

She is an adult. LisaL Nov 2014 #47

Why shouldn't the lawyer be able to withdraw. branford Nov 2014 #75

I feel sorry for her. No, I didn't donate cali Nov 2014 #49

No, I don't know what it's like to have a windfall drop in my lap TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2014 #101

I'm just... Oktober Nov 2014 #50

Yea, really. LisaL Nov 2014 #51

I understand how... sendero Nov 2014 #52

+1000 Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #98

I'm going to rub this in some peoples faces. Lancero Nov 2014 #53

Why? Tsiyu Nov 2014 #59

May you take great delight in your gloating. Sheldon Cooper Nov 2014 #61

I bet you're a lot of fun at parties. Iggo Nov 2014 #81

Had a lot of sympathy for her LittleBlue Nov 2014 #57

I'm flabbergasted that people think she would've made wise choices with the money. Lex Nov 2014 #62

Agreed LittleBlue Nov 2014 #68

it's not just the money Skittles Nov 2014 #77

That seems awful judgy. You can be poor and still know to put $40k of it in savings for your kid... moriah Nov 2014 #92

She left her kids in a dangerously hot car and you think I've decided she's a bad decision Lex Nov 2014 #95

Sorry, I thought people on here had decided to ignore the fact she treated her kids worse than.... moriah Nov 2014 #97

I'm sure she'll make all that back once her boyfriends album "drops". n/t hughee99 Nov 2014 #72

News flash tavernier Nov 2014 #103

she sounds like one stellar gal Skittles Nov 2014 #76

What's really sad is that this will make people think twice before helping someone. Initech Nov 2014 #78

Rage inducing? Why? No matter how you try, it is not possible to help everyone. FSogol Nov 2014 #83

"To those...who will use Shanesha Taylor as an excuse..." Iggo Nov 2014 #89

This place gets more like the "Comments" area on Fox every day. flvegan Nov 2014 #85

You are not well informed. LisaL Nov 2014 #86

No, you can't read. flvegan Nov 2014 #88

Other articles indicate she was declared "indigent". moriah Nov 2014 #93

^^^This^^^n/t Gormy Cuss Nov 2014 #96

Why should we be "enraged"? Good karma accrues to those who give, but they are well-advised... Hekate Nov 2014 #87

Even if it was a $10 donation, it was for her KIDS. moriah Nov 2014 #94

either you give without expectation noiretextatique Nov 2014 #102

No it was not hers to waste dsc Nov 2014 #104