PSA: My GoFundMe for legal fees hit $4,300 and 60% came from people I never met
Got fired from my shop job back in March after a video of me arguing with a customer got posted without the part where she threw a receipt at my face, and the fundraiser passed $4,300 in 9 days. The wild part is that only 12 folks I actually know chipped in, the rest were strangers who just wanted to keep my lawyer paid up. Anyone else have people show up for you that you never even met?
The thing about stranger money is it comes with zero strings, and that freaks people out more than the cash itself. When your aunt chips in $50 she expects you to call your mom more, but some guy in Ohio who saw your clip just wants the system to work right for once. That cash is basically a vote that the whole story mattered, not just your side of it. Keep every receipt and post the court dates somewhere public, because those 12 people you know will ask you about it forever and the strangers never will.