Posted on 06/28/2007 6:02:32 PM PDT by amchugh
According to this web site, the couple, who decided to remain anonymous, has threatened not to have their baby if they are not able to raise at least $50,000 in 90 days. They believe this is the minimum amount needed to give their future newborn the life they think the baby should have. Although they know that this is not the total amount need it to raise the child into adulthood, they truly believe that with $50000 they will be able to start their newborn in the right path for a good life.
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It's my opinion that the $12,500 they claim to have collected is a misrepresentation. Kind of like a worker or performer seeding a tip jar with money. I refuse to believe that many people are dumb enough to fall for this sort of thing.
These people need to be sterilized. I wonder if she’s really pregnant though.
What are they going to do when they run out of money? Shoot the child?
They want to remain anonymous. I wonder if the IRS thinks they should remain anonymous? What would be the tax obligation on something like this?
Reminds me of an old comic title called, “There outta be a Law”
In better times, this story would have also told about the severe beating that had been administered to this scum.
Un frickin believable.
There’s some opinion out there that this is a pro-lifer making a point, but even if so, I still think it’s disgusting.
I believe this is a scam. People have done similar scams before, with animals. They will kill their animal if they don’t get $50,000 by a certain date.
It’s fake, urban myth, whatever you want to call it. Don’t fall for it.
Have uncle that left large estate, need somone to help with funds transfer, I send you check you cah and send me all but for you 20 %. Would you be interested.
Do you mean the kind of people who fall for above. LOL,
Enghlish police stop, that is the way they send out the spam.
Well I don’t think you have to claim winnings if they are under a certain amount, but I’m not sure about this kind of fundraiser. I wonder what the law is on it. I’m sure they haven’t set up as a tax exempt organization.
God, what sick f’cking people. Those “parents” need to be aborted from this planet.
As soon as I get my millions from my friend in Nigeria, I will send them a few thou.
Pro-lifer? This sounds more like the stunt of a pro-abort. They would be the the ones more likely to use an unborn baby as a bargaining chip—and to threaten abortion. A true pro-lifer would never threaten abortion. This is disgusting.
I pray this is one of those urban legends.
The paypal link is disabled, and the hosting company supposedly has a tech support listing for a known conservative blogger. It’s possible that this is just a way to generate controversy, and make some kind of perverse point. I still don’t like it however it turns out.
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