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George Floyd GoFundMe raises more than $10 million in 5 days
NY Post ^ | June 2, 2020 | 2:15pm | Lee Brown and Kate Sheehy

Posted on 06/02/2020 2:45:47 PM PDT by conservative98

A GoFundMe page started by the sister of George Floyd has raised more than $10 million.

“On May 25, 2020, my life shattered as I learned of the tragic passing of my dear brother, George,” Floyd’s sibling, Philonise Floyd, wrote on the page, which was created five days ago.

“My family and I watched in absolute horror as the now infamous and horrifying video began to spread quickly throughout social media. What we saw on that tape left us shell shocked; a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling directly on my brother’s neck, obstructing his ability to breathe.

“As some officers knelt on his neck, other officers participated and watched; no one took any action to save my brother’s life. Those officers would continue to brutalize my brother until he died,” she wrote.

“This fund is established to cover funeral and burial expenses, mental and grief counseling, lodging and travel for all court proceedings, and to assist our family in the days to come as we continue to seek justice for George,” the sister said. “A portion of these funds will also go to the Estate of George Floyd for the benefit and care of his children and their educational fund.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: georgefloyd; gofundme; thispostisracist
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1 posted on 06/02/2020 2:45:47 PM PDT by conservative98
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2 posted on 06/02/2020 2:46:01 PM PDT by conservative98
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it’ll be gone within five years.


3 posted on 06/02/2020 2:48:02 PM PDT by snarkytart
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You got that right!


4 posted on 06/02/2020 2:48:47 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, pasc, present and future.)
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To: conservative98

but he’s Dead


5 posted on 06/02/2020 2:49:01 PM PDT by butlerweave
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I sincerely hope after paying for funeral expenses that they donate it all to the re-elect President Trump effort.


6 posted on 06/02/2020 2:50:00 PM PDT by Kirkwood (Follow your Inner Trump)
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To: conservative98

Who’s the couple in the background doing The Box Step?
Not very cool or ‘with it’!


7 posted on 06/02/2020 2:51:26 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: conservative98

They lost a loved one, and they aren’t looting any stores to get the money. More power to them.


8 posted on 06/02/2020 2:51:38 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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but he’s Dead

And when has that ever stopped a Demon-rat from voting or fund raising???

9 posted on 06/02/2020 2:51:44 PM PDT by Ratman0823 (2020 Logic: We all stand together when we all stand apart!)
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To: snarkytart
it’ll be gone within five years.

Doesn't matter. The $10 mil will be "gravy" compared to the settlement with the city. That may last a few more years, but rest assured; relatives that Floyd's family didn't even know they had will be coming out of the woodwork for their cut.

10 posted on 06/02/2020 2:53:27 PM PDT by American Infidel (Instead of vilifying success, try to emulate it)
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Wonder what percentage of that will go to drugs?


11 posted on 06/02/2020 2:53:57 PM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (I'll be good, I will, I will!)
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To: conservative98

When Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer heard about Antifa setting a house on fire with a child trapped inside they jerked off - they were that turned on.


12 posted on 06/02/2020 2:55:11 PM PDT by GOPJ (The mood in the country changed last night. NO ONE backing looters will win.)
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To: lee martell

Her hubby and his mother


13 posted on 06/02/2020 2:55:53 PM PDT by Hambone 1934
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Who’s the couple in the background doing The Box Step? Not very cool or ‘with it’!

As embarrassed as I am to know this; it looks like a 'wife swap' with George Jefferson dancing with Helen Willis in the foreground, while Tom Willis is kickin' it with "Weezy" Jefferson in the background.

14 posted on 06/02/2020 2:57:12 PM PDT by American Infidel (Instead of vilifying success, try to emulate it)
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To: conservative98
No wonder ‘holy Joe’, the catholic democrat for president agreed to go to the funeral.. wonder what the quid quo pro is... whoever there is
15 posted on 06/02/2020 2:58:58 PM PDT by Just mythoughts (Psalm 2. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?)
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To: snarkytart

“...it’ll be gone within five years.....”

Yep. And there are a bunch of statistics are out there to prove it too. For example: Most big-time lottery winners end up worse off in 5 years than they were before they ever won it.
Just general household financial management can be a challenge for many normal folks. Waking up one morning to find one’s self as the “Chief Financial Officer” of a $10M enterprise is physically, emotionally and financially devastating.


16 posted on 06/02/2020 3:01:44 PM PDT by lgjhn23 (Libs are a virus.....the DemoVirus!!)
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To: American Infidel

what do you want me to say?

More free money for the usual suspects.

Makes no difference to me.


17 posted on 06/02/2020 3:03:50 PM PDT by snarkytart
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Yes! I had forgotten about that mixed couple they had as neighbors. A lot of George’s jokes would go over the husband’s head, them being of different cultures, but his black wife got the jokes and was usually not happy about it.


18 posted on 06/02/2020 3:04:37 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: snarkytart
it’ll be gone within five years.

Shirley, you jest.

Five weeks is more like it.

19 posted on 06/02/2020 3:09:02 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Yeah, now the family can fire Ben Crump because they won’t need to sue. /s

Seriously, though, wouldn’t it be interesting if the GoFundMe was set up by a fraudster who then absconds with the money?

Donors could be unwittingly funding Antifa.

I personally know of a woman who collected over $5K on GFM, ostensibly for vet bills for a sick cat.
She had the cat put down and spent the money on a tummy tuck.


20 posted on 06/02/2020 3:09:18 PM PDT by mumblypeg
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