Gennadios said:
You guys are missing the grand karmic point of this whole thing.
The teenage crack dealers will likely end up losing the money in a matter of months, whether to drug busts, misspent bling, or cars. They really won't be gaining all that much in the long run.
The alleged government official on the other hand is a potential pompous hypocrite who built his life through shrewd understanding and manipulation of his finances and social savvy. This man will suffer from such a leak. It'll be like shining a light on a cockroach.
Now, I personally wouldn't dedicate my own money to such a cause, but I applaud anyone willing to.
Now I admit i don't know mister Ford or have followed his mayor-ship, but it seems to me that unless his last name rhymes with 'Mitler' then funding crack dealers, who will most likely use the money to deal more crack, seems an extreme move. Especially since most cockroaches just find a way to scurry away when the light hits them.
And even if the man is such a massive asshole that the crack dealers are the lesser of two evils and the video is so damning that it will definitely bring him to justice then one must wonder here why doesn't Gawker just pay for the video themselves?
I'm pretty sure the dealers can be negotiated down if they down have 200G's and surely the anonymity of the source would make the video all the more damning, plus they would avoid the public backlash from funding crack dealers. But no, Gawker apparently thinks the video isn't worth their own money but they'll gladly risk your's on the off chance that this is legit.
Kickstarter needs to put in some standards for their project. just some simple things really would greatly improve this sorry world. No fortune five hundred companies, nothing that's already subsidized by the government and no funding for crack dealers. Next thing you know the Mafia is gonna ask the internet to fund a snitch hunt.
