GiveSendGo stands firmly behind its decision to host content related to Mangione.
“We believe every person is entitled to due process in a court of law — not in the court of public opinion,” Alex Shipley, GiveSendGo’s communications director, said in a statement. “To be absolutely clear, we do not support or condone vigilante justice. However, people have a constitutional right to a strong legal defense, and access to that defense should not be reserved only for the wealthy or those who fit a particular narrative. Our role is to give individuals and their communities the opportunity to fundraise for that defense, because true justice is served when everyone has equal access to a fair trial — regardless of the verdict.”
Well fuck you GoFundMe.
“To be absolutely clear, ***^we are legally required to say that *** we do not support or condone vigilante justice.”
FTFY
Also fuck you GiveSendGo, even if in this case they’re being kind of cool. Their normal clientele are neo nazis and alt right Conservatives [wikipedia]
Was just going to say that often, the “Free Speech” platforms tend to be geared to being able to freely hate on people.
yeah! it’s horrible that “free speech” became code for freedom from social consequences of speech ಠ_ಠ
Previously, when the chance that most of those fundraiser listings were made by scammers, I wasn’t too concerned with them being removed.
Now that he has a lawyer, surely there’ll be an official listing that will remain. /s
I hope givesendgo has increased their security since the last time i heard any mention of them…
During the covid convoy in Canada.
I still have that donor list CSV file around here somewhere.
