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Takket

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8. Aren't there also laws in the books

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2015, 07:29 AM

Sep 2015

That keep criminals from profiting from their crimes?

We were all horrified when the bigot pizza place raised 800k but they hadn't really committed a crime.

Kim Davis is different. She is a straight up criminal and has already been jailed for it. I would think the laws about not making money off your crimes would apply to her.

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Kim Davis won't be getting Rich because GoFundMe has changed its policy [View all] eridani Sep 2015 OP

Some conservative individual or group hasn't set up a mechanism for donating PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #1

Yes, there are other options Midnight Writer Sep 2015 #2

there will not be enough interest to even pretend to have the books sell, plus hollysmom Sep 2015 #3

She apparently had a very close primary race when she ran. mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #5

oh yeah, her life is about to go to shit and she doesn't even see that she hollysmom Sep 2015 #13

I read another DU post yesterday that linked to a funding page on a religious site. Vinca Sep 2015 #4

I just checked it--the guy who put it up has now changed its goal mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #6

Well that's not going to buy a holy condo on the beach, is it? LOL. Vinca Sep 2015 #12

...because before GoFundMe, nobody ever raised money jberryhill Sep 2015 #7

How hard would it be to seize those funds for the impending fines a judgments if they were raised? Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2015 #10

Aren't there also laws in the books Takket Sep 2015 #8

I think the author is making some seriously flawed assumptions here. CBGLuthier Sep 2015 #9

The policy was set up in backlash for the pizza bigots et al and they weren't even violating laws. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2015 #11

GoFundMe not an option, but a very connected fundy site--Samaritan's Purse-- mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #14