Posted on 08/21/2014 5:24:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
An online fund created to raise money for the Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed Michael Brown has amassed more than $150,000, outpacing a similar account for the slain man's family..
The GoFundMe.com account for Officer Darren Wilson reached that total in just three days, according to the website. About 3,900 people had donated $156,276 as of about 5 p.m. Central time on Thursday.
The Brown fund, also on GoFundMe.com, has raised $133,783 in eight days from more than 4,900 people.
The Wilson page's mission statement says: "We stand behind Officer Darren Wilson and his family during this trying time in their lives. All proceeds will be sent directly to Darren Wilson and his family for any financial needs they may have including legal fees."(continued)
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
I think that’s wrong. Early on, he was misidentified as a 17 year veteran Sargeant, but it was the wrong guy. Every article I’ve seen from news sources calls him Officer Wilson.
Go Fund Me is used for all types of fund raisers. You can check it out by going to the main page at http://www.gofundme.com/
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Thanks for the info. Just donated $26.
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