[Cincinatus' Wife]

You have to read the whole piece to get a feel for the information that has so far been put out about the fund.

[Gaffer]

The survey lays out two disbursement possibilities. One would evenly divide the money among the wounded and the families of those killed, as well as others in the theater the night of the shooting and those displaced from their homes as authorities dismantled the booby traps in the apartment of suspect James E. Holmes. The second would divide it according to an individual needs assessment.

Firstly, this country has become nothing more than groups of victims that are entitled to some sort of settlement for any tragedy that happens to make the national news. It started largely with the families of 9/11 victims and seems to have evolved into that general feeling everywhere.

Secondly, the pervasive attitude of "needs assessment" has gone from a 'government' purview even into charity now. To me it all boils down to bickering over a pot of money. Victims complaining about not getting it, and the organization(s) holding the money trying to figure out how to rake off as much as they can for overhead before they reluctantly have to dole it out.

[txrefugee]

The fire victims in last year’s Texas wildfires learned that for all the millions of dollars and goods donated, they saw little if any of it. They had to rebuild their lives with insurance payments (if they had enough) and the kindness of friends and family and the help of local churches. The money from government entities went to government agencies in the area...never to be seen again.

If you are moved to help someone after an emergency, find a real family and donate your gift to them personally, or do it through a local church. They will be eternally grateful.

Many a scam artist is out gathering funds for his favorite charity.... himself.

[lurk]

Cashing in on a tragedy.

Very sorry for those who experienced loss in this shooting, but now the next thing to do is to be consoled among family and church and move on without expecting some gimme.

[GeronL]

At first it sounds like: “I’m a victim, show me da monee”

[SeminoleCounty]

I am so leery of all these charities now...so many are just in it for themselves. Look at the one tied to a well-known GOP Media talker....

These days, with computers cheap and plentiful, there should be little overhead with a charity. Any large overhead in over-compensation of someone down the line

[Mark was here]

The responsibility lies with those who made the donations. They should have had the charity sign a contract detailing how the funds would be distributed.

If you give someone some cash with no strings attached, guess what?

There are no strings attached.