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did he kept the same scarf?

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 153 points 1 week ago (4 children)

So we crowdfunding his legal aid or what?

[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 166 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

The owners are trying to stop us from being able to.

GoFundMe, a for profit organization, took down an attempt to raise money for him.

He allegedly killed a low level owner, after all! Not some poorie livestock!

Raise all the money for poories you like though. Use GoFundMe, a percentage of your charitable transaction will go to their glorious private shareholders!

(don't use GoFundMe anymore)

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Surely there has got to be an alternative

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Honestly as much as I dislike crypto, this is the one time where it could actually come in clutch. Big corporates can't stop people from wiring bitcoin to an address.

[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've always said crypto isn't completely useless, it should just be what it was always meant to be and no more:

A currency to buy drugs anonymously on the darknet.

Could have just stopped at OG bitcoin for that. All the rest is idiocy. It's good for that niche, and nothing else.

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

True, but how would you organise that? There are plenty of scummy crypo-bros who would be more than willing to use this to line their wallet.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

We would need his defense team or family to confirm that the receiving address is correct.

[–] NoNotLikeThat@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

We need to set up a crypto wallet or a super PAC for him.

[–] echolalia@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Counterpoint: how would you ensure each go fund me actually goes to this guy's defense and not some random scammer? Apparently his family is wealthy. I'm assuming all those go fund me pages are "unofficial" and not associated with him.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Is "legal aid" the codename for the field-expedient MRAPs we build and man to spring him from prison? If so then yes.

[–] kraftpudding@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Isn't his family super wealthy? They're probably taking care of that