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25. Money makes people do stupid shit.

Reply to Power 2 the People (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 7, 2018, 09:13 AM

Sep 2018

Watch even a middling inheritance tear a family apart and you’ll see what I mean.

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Johnny Bobbitt will get his full $400,000, GoFundMe says [View all] steve2470 Sep 2018 OP

The McClure's are plain old thieves ProudLib72 Sep 2018 #1

That's got my vote! joshdawg Sep 2018 #6

and BMW safeinOhio Sep 2018 #16

AW, FUCK ! They took the Beemer? Not the Beemer !!! 3Hotdogs Sep 2018 #17

yeah, but it was defective anyway... getagrip_already Sep 2018 #35

They do charity the way Trump does charity Obvious85 Sep 2018 #2

Bingo. nt SunSeeker Sep 2018 #4

How can people be so cruel? Power 2 the People Sep 2018 #3

He did receive $75k which he also wasted completely ansible Sep 2018 #5

wrong obamanut2012 Sep 2018 #32

I'm pretty sure I read a thing about these folks before this all broke xor Sep 2018 #48

Money makes people do stupid shit. Codeine Sep 2018 #25

The problem is that GoFundMe allows campaigns to go over their goals TexasBushwhacker Sep 2018 #7

Good point. BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #8

Except anyone who contributed can now demand a refund,hell I would Bengus81 Sep 2018 #23

Grifters. I hope they go to prison, where they belong. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #9

I would much rather they be forced to pay back every dime Sherman A1 Sep 2018 #21

hopefully their little apt has bars Larrybanal Sep 2018 #27

They lost the car. Don't know what happened to it. Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #30

The cops already towed off the BMW they bought with Bobbit's money csziggy Sep 2018 #33

But did the couple actually break the law? KWR65 Sep 2018 #10

If I'd sent money to the cause... JohnnyRingo Sep 2018 #11

"Theft by deception"? PoliticAverse Sep 2018 #12

Oh. So they were skimming from the beginning. KWR65 Sep 2018 #14

Yes, it is criminal Fraud. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #20

Likely they would not have raised $350,000 extra ToxMarz Sep 2018 #15

Where did all that money go??? n/t scardycat Sep 2018 #13

Probably the nearest casino. 3Hotdogs Sep 2018 #18

My concern is , what happens to Johnny. 3Hotdogs Sep 2018 #19

The law firm should set up an independently managed DeminPennswoods Sep 2018 #22

"As vet, I'd think he'd be able to get help from the VA, too." MosheFeingold Sep 2018 #39

The audiologists at the VA DeminPennswoods Sep 2018 #44

I know 3 men who get good health care from the VA. roody Sep 2018 #46

My mother got excellent treatment at the V.A. as a resident for two years, 3Hotdogs Sep 2018 #47

It Will Have To Be RobinA Sep 2018 #26

It will almost certainly go into a trust, Codeine Sep 2018 #28

I believe the amount is too small for a trust. 3Hotdogs Sep 2018 #29

The attorneys working pro bono mentioned a trust fund for him csziggy Sep 2018 #34

They'll set up a trust. n/t tammywammy Sep 2018 #43

No One Was Too Smart RobinA Sep 2018 #24

Johnny Bobbitt, JUNIOR ?? eppur_se_muova Sep 2018 #31

Damn, I wanted to make the joke about not willing to surrender bullwinkle428 Sep 2018 #41

lets face it - the real grifters here are GoFundMe.com getagrip_already Sep 2018 #36

No, the real grifters are the couple. They take all the blame. Perhaps GoFundMe lunamagica Sep 2018 #37

no, recipients don't get the chance to agree... getagrip_already Sep 2018 #38

Recipients aren't forced to take the money if they find GoFundMe offensice to them lunamagica Sep 2018 #40

you aren't required to take your paycheck either.... getagrip_already Sep 2018 #42

So, there is an agreement. Did you read the part where they won't charge anymore? lunamagica Sep 2018 #45