Shaun King, founder of Upfront Media Group, is leading the charge to have a GoFundMe page supporting Ferguson, Mo., Officer Darren Wilson taken down.
“This page has been created to support Officer Darren Wilson of the Ferguson Police Department,” reads the page. “We stand behind Officer Darren Wilson and his family during this trying time in their lives. All proceeds will be sent directly to Darren Wilson and his family for any financial needs they may have including legal fees.”
King claims the fundraiser violates GoFundMe’s terms of service, calling it “a thin veil for people rewarding Wilson for killing a black kid.”
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/502640366441725952
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/502641332150861824
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/502643952965922817
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/502644070700052480
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/502645990382665729
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/502654468107014144
https://twitter.com/VonPoeVII/status/502654320081260544
@gofundme should take down the page in support of #DarrenWilson unless they support murder and police brutality! #Ferguson
— Ashley Blair (@theashimal) August 22, 2014
@gofundme have you not seen the extreme racism on Darren Wilson page? Take it down or I have no choice but assume you support those comments
— tree davidian (@geoffreymarv) August 22, 2014
Since @gofundme wants to support Darren Wilson and racism, we will #twitterprotest and eventually boycott their site if no action is taken.
— #RIEDJO (@TheBigPrice) August 22, 2014
@gofundme Um… You need to shut that #DarrenWilson nonsense down. Totally violates your rules.
— Dr Kim Alexander ?️? (@drkimalexander) August 22, 2014
They're having a #racist party at @gofundme Yee Haw! #DarrenWilson #leaveyournameforsurprise #atleastholdyoureyepussy
— Californio (@ar_nelson415) August 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/_Raye_/status/502645562576211968
https://twitter.com/usamabinsmokin/status/502639602956386304
For now, the page stands.
So, gofundme has a fundraiser 4 Darren Wilson with some clearly inappropriate comments & Shaun King is having a cow. https://t.co/e6GFm0taja
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) August 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/coolhandschlute/status/502652835914604544
https://twitter.com/velmar/status/502649518840885249
https://twitter.com/__Jim_Rob__/status/502653858704023552