Morgan (GoFundMe Customer Happiness)
Apr 24, 9:18 PM
Thank you for writing to us about this campaign.
After careful review by our team, we have found the “Support Sweet Cakes By Melissa” campaign to be in violation of our Terms and Conditions. The money raised thus far will still be made available for withdrawal.
While a different campaign was recently permitted for a pizzeria in Indiana, no laws were violated and the campaign remained live. However, the subjects of the “Support Sweet Cakes By Melissa” campaign have been formally charged by local authorities and found to be in violation of Oregon state law concerning discriminatory acts. Accordingly, the campaign has been disabled.
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The GoFundMe Team
Morgan
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I am disappointed you have chosen this path.
These are not funds being directed towards the commission of crimes
but to help a family with 5 children feed, cloth and shelter themselves
in the face of the loss of their livelihood and seizure of their assests
and give them the ability if they so desire to mount a challenge to the judgement, to defend themselves.
I hope you reconsider your decision. Knee-jerk reactions to the loud voices of a few can alienate a much greater body of your current supporters.
It will be difficult for folks not to see a political choice being made by gofundme management and to respond accordingly.
Anyway, it is your business and as I said I hope you reconsider
if not I’m quite sure there are other methods by which we can help the Kleins...
...and others in the future.
Cheers,
That needs its own post to bring attention to the fact the Oregon authorities are apparently prosecuting the people who set up the fund to help the business owners. This is total madness if that is true.
It needs to be heavily publicized nationwide - this is the type of tyranny that exists when liberals are in charge long enough. This is the sort of thing that has been happening in Canada, Europe and other places, and now it has made its way here.