Mark Steyn on GoFundMe Scam: I’m Not Sure Giving 400K to a Homeless Guy Is Not on Balance with Giving $3B to Bezos

CARLSON East coast opinion ░░░░░░░░ may routinely denigrate them ░░░░░░░░ Americans remain a caring ░░░░░░░░ generous people the most ░░░░░░░░ and most generous people ░░░░░░░░ the world by far ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately some people take ░░░░░░░░ of that A year ░░░░░░░░ Mark D Amico and ░░░░░░░░ McClure raised over 400 ░░░░░░░░ on the GoFundMe site ░░░░░░░░ did it allegedly in ░░░░░░░░ name of the man ░░░░░░░░ Johnny Bobbitt He s ░░░░░░░░ He said they had ░░░░░░░░ them out when they ░░░░░░░░ out of gas on ░░░░░░░░ highway Later Bobbitt accused ░░░░░░░░ couple of keeping all ░░░░░░░░ money for themselves Now ░░░░░░░░ a new twist authorities ░░░░░░░░ the entire story was ░░░░░░░░ hoax from day one ░░░░░░░░ all three of them ░░░░░░░░ facing charges What can ░░░░░░░░ learn from this Author ░░░░░░░░ columnist Mark Steyn joins ░░░░░░░░ tonight for an overview ░░░░░░░░ do you make of ░░░░░░░░ Mark STEYN I did ░░░░░░░░ this was the craziest ░░░░░░░░ of the day until ░░░░░░░░ heard your last segment ░░░░░░░░ m not sure actually ░░░░░░░░ 400 grand to a ░░░░░░░░ guy isn t on ░░░░░░░░ marginally less insane than ░░░░░░░░ 3 billion to Jeff ░░░░░░░░ So there is that ░░░░░░░░ have to say you ░░░░░░░░ right Americans all the ░░░░░░░░ of global charity showed ░░░░░░░░ are the most generous ░░░░░░░░ on the planet And ░░░░░░░░ think it would be ░░░░░░░░ if charity and that ░░░░░░░░ just to become part ░░░░░░░░ that going viral on ░░░░░░░░ media type thing This ░░░░░░░░ smelled crummy to me ░░░░░░░░ year ago when it ░░░░░░░░ a feel good story ░░░░░░░░ not to go all ░░░░░░░░ L Mencken on you ░░░░░░░░ it s a feel ░░░░░░░░ story for me now ░░░░░░░░ because it confirmed my ░░░░░░░░ dark view of human ░░░░░░░░ I love everything about ░░░░░░░░ story I love the ░░░░░░░░ it was an obvious ░░░░░░░░ from the start I ░░░░░░░░ the way people just ░░░░░░░░ of went bananas for ░░░░░░░░ It s a not ░░░░░░░░ good idea to give ░░░░░░░░ who is sleeping on ░░░░░░░░ interstate ramp 400 000 ░░░░░░░░ only got about 75 ░░░░░░░░ it he was spending ░░░░░░░░ two grand per day ░░░░░░░░ this other couple just ░░░░░░░░ off with it They ░░░░░░░░ a BMW They went ░░░░░░░░ Vegas and blew it ░░░░░░░░ the fancy suite at ░░░░░░░░ Mandalay Bay or whatever ░░░░░░░░ was The homeless guy ░░░░░░░░ sued them The homeless ░░░░░░░░ has a lawyer that ░░░░░░░░ fantastic America has as ░░░░░░░░ lawyers statistic this is ░░░░░░░░ has as many lawyers ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ combined and there are ░░░░░░░░ many of them that ░░░░░░░░ a homeless guy has ░░░░░░░░ lawyer I love everything ░░░░░░░░ this story I m ░░░░░░░░ of launching a GoFundMe ░░░░░░░░ to raise money to ░░░░░░░░ a bridge for the ░░░░░░░░ porn lawyer to sleep ░░░░░░░░ That s how infused ░░░░░░░░ am by this story ░░░░░░░░ You know what He ░░░░░░░░ wind up under one ░░░░░░░░ Even without your help ░░░░░░░░ great Mark Steyn I ░░░░░░░░ you would see a ░░░░░░░░ side to that dark ░░░░░░░░ and you did STEYN ░░░░░░░░ is a dark tale ░░░░░░░░ you we should all ░░░░░░░░ Give money locally Tucker ░░░░░░░░ your community before you ░░░░░░░░ do it on social ░░░░░░░░ CARLSON That is a ░░░░░░░░ Great to see you.”