It is astounding to me that, in a world where people like O.J. Simpson and Monika Lewinsky get book deals and people get fortunes for eating bugs on Fear Factor or stabbing people in the back on Survivor, anyone would begrudge the Akers family getting a generous gift! Why can't people simply be happy for them. It really shows an ugly side and I'm starting to wonder if that is part of human nature in general, or if it more prevalent among Freepers.
I Agree , The Evil Malice Shown Towards Shawn & His Family Is Very Sad & Very Disturbing !
The Outcry against Evil Devlin remains Quite Silent , Which is just as Disturbing !
No doubt! I hope they cash in big for crying out loud. You know, before people got all high and mighty about what other people "got" from private donations, there used to be a show called "Queen for a Day" that gave all kinds of swag to the gal with the saddest story. I hope Shawn gets a great big gold and diamond dollar sign necklace. Yeah, I said it. Cash in big.
And all those naysayers judging the parents - tell me you've never ever made a boneheaded move and used bad judgement due to high emotion and fatigue. I made a couple of dumb decisions (and comments) going through the process of disconnecting my mother from her life support. Thank God I didn't have a microphone and camera in my face broadcasting it across the country at the time. I would have jumped off a bridge.
I know it is embarassing how people have degraded the family. I have not seen near as many disparaging words on other forums.