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LynneSin

(95,337 posts) Thu Apr 16, 2015, 05:40 PM Apr 2015

GoFundMe pulls donation site for MI Diesel Mechanic who would refuse gay customers

THANK GOODNESS!!!

I saw this story break about 2 hours ago and the first thing I thought is this idiot is looking to score a cash jackpot from all the sympathetic bigots through his own gofundme site the same way the pizza owners did in Indiana.

Everyone knows the story about the mechanic so I will just add the part about gofundme...

Michigan Car Repair Shop Owner Says He Will Turn Away Openly Gay Customers ... And That's Legal

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/16/car-repair-shop-gay-customers_n_7078370.html

A Michigan car repair shop owner said he will refuse to serve openly gay customers -- and, yes, that is legal.

Brian Klawiter is the owner of Dieseltec in Grandville, Michigan. On Tuesday, he took to Facebook to announce in a verbose post that he has no problem refusing to serve gay customers on the basis of religious freedom. (Guns, however, are allowed and customers who bring in their firearms are eligible for a discount.)

"I am a Christian," he wrote, in part. "My company will be run in a way that reflects that. Dishonesty, thievery, immoral behavior, etc. will not be welcomed at MY place of business. (I would not hesitate to refuse service to an openly gay person or persons. Homosexuality is wrong, period. If you want to argue this fact with me then I will put your vehicle together with all bolts and no nuts and you can see how that works.)"

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A GoFundMe page was set up to raise money for Dieseltec, but it was eventually removed.

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GoFundMe pulls donation site for MI Diesel Mechanic who would refuse gay customers (Original Post) LynneSin Apr 2015 OP

Excellent! It was freeloaders looking for some schemed $$$$$'s. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #1

aka "conservatives" arcane1 Apr 2015 #2

Yep, exactly the same. Conservatives today are Welfare Queens, much as are many Corporations. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #8

Saw this at the link in comments Politicalboi Apr 2015 #3

Well, that quickly turned from "GoFundMe" to GoF&*kYourself" bobalew Apr 2015 #4

we should start a website like that! LynneSin Apr 2015 #5

It's disturbing how blatant bigotry has become an acceptable marketing ploy. KittyWampus Apr 2015 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #12

I've thought about Dwayne Hicks Apr 2015 #7

Wow, did you call that attempt to grift or what? sufrommich Apr 2015 #9

Hell I called it after the Pizza shop hit $250k that grifters would crawl out of the woodwork LynneSin Apr 2015 #10

Apparently they had the GoFundMe site before the announcement? Tacky. n/t libdem4life Apr 2015 #11

They got suckered once by the pizza scammers. hifiguy Apr 2015 #13

Hooray! City Lights Apr 2015 #14

Everyone hop on the gravy train! Oneironaut Apr 2015 #15

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

1. Excellent! It was freeloaders looking for some schemed $$$$$'s. n/t

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 05:43 PM

Apr 2015

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

2. aka "conservatives"

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 05:51 PM

Apr 2015

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

8. Yep, exactly the same. Conservatives today are Welfare Queens, much as are many Corporations. n/t

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 06:09 PM

Apr 2015

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

3. Saw this at the link in comments

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 05:51 PM

Apr 2015

https://opencourtrecords.org/case.php?id=11259&hc_location=u

I guess Assault and Battery are just fine moral behavior.

bobalew

(323 posts)

4. Well, that quickly turned from "GoFundMe" to GoF&*kYourself"

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 05:53 PM

Apr 2015

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)

5. we should start a website like that!

Reply to bobalew (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 05:56 PM

Apr 2015

A spoof of gofundme where people can click on it and send a 'gof*ckyourself' message to bigots like that!

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

6. It's disturbing how blatant bigotry has become an acceptable marketing ploy.

Reply to LynneSin (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 06:02 PM

Apr 2015

Not even hidden behind the thin veneer of a "dog whistle".

Say some bigoted, vile thing and then play victim while fellow bigots line up to support your bile.

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Dwayne Hicks

(637 posts)

7. I've thought about

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 06:03 PM

Apr 2015

Starting up a GoFundMe page saying something like:

Hi I promote hate, bigotry, and exclusion. But before you freak out I promote it in the name of the bible. So everyone else out there is uses the bible to promote your hate and bigotry please send me money. And if you disagree with this and my "principles" then you are persecuting me. Please send me money to fight this "persecution". Thank you and "god bless".

I am seriously considering setting this up as a joke, granted it will get taken down. My only concern is would I be break any laws by doing this? Even if I do not accept any money that actually gets donated?

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)

9. Wow, did you call that attempt to grift or what?

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 06:13 PM

Apr 2015

They did exactly what you predicted they would do. Glad GoFundMe slapped that down.

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)

10. Hell I called it after the Pizza shop hit $250k that grifters would crawl out of the woodwork

Reply to sufrommich (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 06:15 PM

Apr 2015

It would be too easy for folks to try shit like this.

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

11. Apparently they had the GoFundMe site before the announcement? Tacky. n/t

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 07:07 PM

Apr 2015

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

13. They got suckered once by the pizza scammers.

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:10 PM

Apr 2015

I don't expect them to let it happen again.

City Lights

(25,171 posts)

14. Hooray!

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:11 PM

Apr 2015

Oneironaut

(5,537 posts)

15. Everyone hop on the gravy train!

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:13 PM

Apr 2015

"I would deny gay people service! *wink wink* Now here's my Go Fund Me page!"

Are people stupid? The scam isn't completely obvious now? Memories Pizza pulled it off quite well, but I can't believe people are still falling for this bs.

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