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Lincoln fucked up when he failed to send the black animals back to Africa. Fuck that "Suspect" shit. The nigger did it.

GoFundMe has removed a fundraiser for Darrell Brooks Jr., who
has been charged with five counts of first-degree intentional
homicide after Sunday's Christmas parade massacre in Waukesha.

A GoFundMe was created for Brooks in an effort to raise $5
million, the bail amount Waukesha Court Commissioner Kevin M.
Costello set for Brooks.

Brooks allegedly drove through a Christmas parade in Waukesha,
Wisconsin, killing at least six people and injuring dozens.

A spokesperson for GoFundMe confirmed to FOX Business that the
fundraiser was removed from the platform because it violated the
GoFundMe Terms of Service.

WAUKESHA PARADE SUSPECT DARRELL BROOKS FACING 5 COUNTS OF 1ST-
DEGREE INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE, HELD ON $5M BAIL

Waukesha parade suspect Darrell Brooks arrives in court for his
arraignment.
The spokesperson also said that the organizer attempting to
raise money for Brooks has been banned from using the platform
for future fundraisers.

"Fundraisers with misuse are very rare, and we take all
complaints very seriously. Our team works with law enforcement
to report issues and assists them in any investigations they
deem necessary," the spokesperson said.

Law Enforcement Today first reported on the fundraiser's
creation.

GoFundMe has come under criticism recently after the Kyle
Rittenhouse trial verdict. GoFundMe says that since Rittenhouse
was acquitted of a "violent crime," money could now be raised
for him using the platform. Previously, fundraisers for a
Rittenhouse legal defense were prohibited on the site.

"If someone is acquitted of those charges, as Rittenhouse was
today, a fundraiser started subsequently for their legal defense
and other expenses would not violate this policy," the statement
said. "A fundraiser to pay lawyers, cover legal expenses or to
help with ongoing living expenses for a person acquitted of
those charges could remain active as long as we determine it is
not in violation of any of our other terms and, for example, the
purpose is clearly stated and the correct beneficiary is added
to the fundraiser."

Police and emergency responders gather after a vehicle plowed
through a Christmas parade, leaving multiple people injured in
Waukesha, Wis., Nov. 21, 2021. (Scott Ash-USA TODAY NETWORK via
REUTERS / Reuters Photos)

GOFUNDME SAYS RITTENHOUSE FUNDRAISING OK NOW THAT HE IS ACQUITTED

However, GoFundMe allowed fundraisers for the defense of people
accused of violent crimes around the same time as the
Rittenhouse defense fundraisers were pulled from the site.

Marc Wilson, for example, had a fundraiser on GoFundMe set up by
others to pay for his legal defense after he allegedly shot and
killed a 17-year-old girl, claiming he did so in self-defense.

The fundraiser for Wilson was active as of Nov. 21 but has since
been taken down. It was created on July 1, 2020.

Kyle Rittenhouse talks about how Gaige Grosskreutz was holding
his gun when Rittenhouse shot him Aug. 25, 2020. Rittenhouse was
testifying during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in
Kenosha, Wis., Nov. 10, 2021. (Sean Krajacic/Pool via REUTERS
TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY / Reuters Photos)

"It is too early to tell if GoFundMe now will be consistent or
whether this is simply a reaction to the negative fallout
regarding Rittenhouse," William Jacobson, clinical professor and
director of the securities law clinic at Cornell University Law
School, told Fox News.

"The bigger question is why GoFundMe will not permit fundraising
for legal defense of people accused but not convicted. It seems
illogical to say that someone can raise money to defend
themselves but only after they are acquitted, when they no
longer need funds to defend themselves," Jacobson said.

Fox News' Michael Ruiz, Stephanie Pagones, and Breck Dumas
contributed to this report

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/gofundme-pulls-down- fundraiser-for-waukesha-suspect

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