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The Baltimore police union started a GoFundMe page to raise money for the police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. However, GoFundMe shut the page down, stating that the campaign was in violation of the website’s rules.
Spokesperson Kelsea Little stated: “GoFundMe removed the fundraising campaign created for the Baltimore police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray. GoFundMe cannot be used to benefit those who are charged with serious violations of the law. The campaign clearly stated that the money raised would be used to assist the officers with their legal fees, which is a direct violation of GoFundMe’s terms. Specifically, ‘campaigns in defense of formal charges or claims of heinous crimes, violent, hateful, sexual or discriminatory acts’ are not permitted on GoFundMe.”
The police union has now turned to PayPal to raise money for the legal fees of the six charged officers.
