我觉得大家都是同情她的家人的,正因为这样,一开始捐款很踊跃。捐款目标最初是3万(我是这时捐的钱),结果很快达到10万,也说明了大家,尤其是在美华人对他们的同情和关心。现在,捐款目标上升到50万,下面是一名网友的留言 (From: Nina Lawyer ):
The fund raising target increased from 15K to 30K to 50K to 100K to 150K and to 500K in just over a month without any explanations! The fundraising purpose was changed from searching Yingying to support her family without letting everyone know. I would strongly suggest Gofundme to investigate this campaign.
我至今仍然同情她的家人,但是,我也是在美国辛辛苦苦工作养家的人,还有2个小孩。我同意,如果在美国有房有车的话,生活成本没有那么高,但还要交税。如果ZYY的家人给大家一个解释,他们的计划是什么,会有更多人继续帮助他们。否则,我们都是工薪阶级,不是富二代官二代有钱人出国,自己买东西都不会大手大脚,想要什么就买什么,没有能力一直帮助别人(如果捐物有可能,一直捐钱要求太高)。
如果他们告诉我们,他们准备请一个更好的律师(虽然我不懂有没有用),虽然现在有指定的律师或检察官,为了使嫌疑人羁押更久或更有希望定罪,大家会支持他们。又或者,他们告诉我们,他们可以先回去,有线索或能开庭时再回来,为了让这个贫困家庭中的弟弟有更好的发展,我们和国内的人也会支持他们,给他们捐款。如果象他们开始说的,不找到YY就不回国,从我个人的角度来说,我无法继续支持他们。
很多人家人失踪,散尽家财去寻找,是因为他们有家财支付自己的生活和费用。大家同情他们,可以让他们暂时免费在美国居住,可是如果需要3年、5年、10年甚至更久会怎样呢?要不要自己付房租呢?看看辛普森案、纪欣然案,已知凶手到审批定罪都需要3年。这个案子是没有任何年限的,他们在中国还有亲戚和朋友,还有自己的生活圈子,又没有很强的经济能力,所以我并不认为他们一直留在美国是最好的选择。
捐款的目的从寻找她改成了Support her family.
from UIUC gofundme~~~~
It was Yingying’s will to complete her education and return to China to become a university professor, support her family. At this time, we are asking your support to fulfill YingYing’s wish to help her family.
Thank you for helping ensure that Yingying’s dream comes true.
俺是农民 发表评论于 2017-08-20 16:16:56
捐款的目的从寻找她改成了Support her family...
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捐款到此已经彻底变了味道!!!下面还有人鼓动大家捐款。。。This sounds really fishy. Please make sure your generosity is not taken advantage of.
"罪犯还没有伏法,审判在即,莹颖生死下落不明。任何一位父母都不会在这个时候放弃的。莹颖是在美国失踪的,又不是在中国。女儿可能会在哪里找到,她的父母就会在哪里继续寻找。 这是非常简单明了的逻辑。
任何已经身为人父人母的人都会理解。"
是的,大家都理解,前提是他们能够不麻烦别人,自己养活自己。
“捐款的目的从寻找她改成了Support her family. from UIUC gofundme~~~~
It was Yingying’s will to complete her education and return to China to become a university professor, support her family. At this time, we are asking your support to fulfill YingYing’s wish to help her family. Thank you for helping ensure that Yingying’s dream comes true. ”
所以,让大家捐款,应该告知用途和计划。FBI已经宣布YY活着的可能性极小了,大家捐款是为了寻人,而不是为了support her family。大家都有手有脚,应该能自己谋生。其他患病(尤其能治愈的疾病)而无钱医治的人更需要捐助。
“不应该指责章莹颖家人来美。不要以小人之心度君子之腹。他们这样做就是一对普通父母及兄弟急切地要知道章莹颖下落,急切地要知道到底他们的女儿、姐姐发生了什么的表现。 你们以为他们在这里很享受吗?在没有找到章颖莹及知道她发生了什么之前,每一天,每一分钟对他们都是煎熬,无论他们在哪里。”
没有人指责家属来美,只不过希望他们对已经获得的捐助(13万多美元)告知捐赠者他们的用途和计划。基于目前的状况,只是提出建议,一直留在美国并不是最好的选择。
最后,建议继续捐款的人能否晒一晒自己给他们的捐款?而不是指责别人冷漠、没有同情心?
@sfassembly
作为一个捐助者(Thanks for your $100 donation to Yingying Zhang Family Emergency),我有权利也希望受捐人能告知用途。发动寻人捐款最初一个月数目已经超过10万美元,说明大家迫切希望找到这个可爱的女孩和帮助她的家人。但是,随着时间的流逝,FBI认为受害人活着的可能性极小,这时不告诉大家捐款的目的已经改成“support her family",还继续募捐,所以以目前的情况来看,你说得很对,我已经尽力帮助她的家庭了,自觉没有任何良心不安,也不会继续再捐款了,他们也不会再麻烦我了。
我所以的发言都是围绕他们的去留建议的,我从来没说过她的家人不应该来美,更没有说过不要别人募捐,只是,是否一直留在美国需要考虑经济情况,这就难以绕过募捐问题.1个多月前捐款数已经达到13万美元,但近期大为下降,没有很多人继续捐钱,这是为什么?别人没有象我一样明确说出来,但以实际行动却表明,希望解释为何捐款从最初的3、5、10、...到现在的50万,目的从寻人到support family。以下不是我的留言,是gofundme上大家的近期留言:
Elaine Lu :能具体给大家解释为何捐款目的从最初寻找yingying变到现在的支持家人的生活吗? 短短1个多月,捐款目标也由最初的一万五,加到三万,五万,10万,15万,到现在的五十万。疑点多多。请为大家解释一下我们好决定是否继续捐款。
Jon Smith:This is definitely a tragedy. However, with over 130k in pocket and a goal of half-million to collect, the family and the campaign organizer should update the donors regularly if and how the funds were used for their stated purpose(i.e.,searching for this poor girl).
@sfassembly
Beibei Tan :Many of my friends donated in hope that the funds could be used towards the efforts of searching Yingying. We were very disappointed that not even one penny was used towards this goal. Instead, the target amount was raised from 15k to 30k, 50k, 100k, 150k, and now 500k with purpose modifying to "support her family"!? which we cannot understand. While Yingying' family members were doing business in Champaign area, ignoring reason of visa is to look for victims; while Yingying' family were supported by many people with everyday meals, transportation, etc. while many expenses were advanced by many volunteers, the funds here remained untouched, but with constant changing target! Chaos spread over Chinese community, many people questioned the necessity of continuing this crowdfundraising, some people suspected Yingying was not kidnapped since her family did not want to use funds to search for her. About two years ago, a person called anan zhuang, spouse of zhe guan, Intel engineer. They claimed Intel insurance did not cover her medical expense when she was given up by doctors even in Anderson cancer center. She agreed to donate remained funds after her first surgery but this never happened. She ignored all refund requests. She "magically" recovered and used funds to buy new houses and travel instead. We are sincere, and do not want to be cheated. http://forums.huaren.us/showtopic.aspx?topicid=2197976&forumpage=1 Thank you.
Nina Lawyer :The fund raising target increased from 15K to 30K to 50K to 100K to 150K and to 500K in just over a month without any explanations! The fundraising purpose was changed from searching Yingying to support her family without letting everyone know. I would strongly suggest Gofundme to investigate this campaign.
以上都是客观陈述。我只是根据实际情况说出建议,从未要求别人按我的意见去做。
Donations made to GoFundMe Personal campaigns are generally considered to be “ personal gifts ”and are not guaranteed to be tax-deductible. 摘自GoFoundMe 官方网站。并不是一个注册的慈善机构。
最为关键的一点是,已经获得的捐款并没有用于寻人或者请律师。如果家属将这部分钱用来寻人,或者雇用一个好的律师,大家不会有任何异议。然而,捐款的目的变为support family,目标变为50万,捐款人全然不知,这是大家质疑的原因。看gofundme上的另一份留言:
Xiaohui Wei :As a donator and a reader who kept reading every piece of Yingying's news updates, I felt very disappointed about the fundraising event. The day first mission was "This fund was created to assist the family of missing U of I scholar Yingying Zhang with expenses incurred as the search for her continues." The goal hits $15,000 very quickly and then increased to $30,000, $50,000, $150,000, and finally $500,000. However, the goal changed to "It was Yingying’s will to complete her education and return to China to become a university professor, support her family. At this time, we are asking your support to fulfill YingYing’s wish to help her family. " We did not receive any email about how the fund was used to "search for her continues." I don't know why and who keep raising the goal yet did not send any update. $500,000 is obviously huge money in both America and China. Yingying is missing. The priority is to "search her body" BUT NOT fulfill Yingying's wish to give such a huge amount of money to "support" her family.
海外网8月20日电美国香槟伊利诺伊大学的中国学者章莹颖失踪已经70多天,她的行踪始终牵动着无数人的心。19日,章莹颖的母亲与弟弟从福建抵达美国芝加哥,章莹颖的父亲章荣高、小姨叶丽钦,还有章莹颖的男友侯霄霖一行人前往机场接机。在接机前,他们也特别拜访了芝加哥福建同乡会的郑金光,除表达对他协助的感谢外,也谈到了目前案情并没有太大进展。
据美国《世界日报》报道,章莹颖家人19日下午也发布消息称,将在8月22日下午,在香槟市艾酒店(I-Hotel)举行说明会。会中将介绍有关章莹颖家人几天前曾向美国总统特朗普提交请愿的信函内容,同时他们也希望民众可以继续为章莹颖案提供捐款。
另据海外网早前报道,随着美国当地法院针对章莹颖案嫌犯的提审结束,而预审听证即将于9月份进行,伊利诺伊大学警察局7月底曾表示,伊大警局、FBI以及伊利诺伊大学州警仍将搜寻章莹颖列为优先任务,并透过每一个可能利用的科技与法医调查资源,继续寻找章莹颖下落,警方也鼓励民众提供可能的一切线索。
伊大警局发表声明指出,涉嫌绑架章莹颖的嫌犯已经拒绝认罪,目前嫌犯仍被羁押,而他不认罪,通常是此案将变成一件复杂司法过程的早期步骤。
美国联邦调查局(FBI)6月30日晚间宣布,27岁男子克里斯滕森(BrendtChristensen)涉嫌绑架香槟伊利诺伊大学中国女学者章莹颖,他在6月9日驾驶黑色土星轿车,于香槟伊大校园将章莹颖载走。不过,克利斯汀森在接受审问时称,他承认曾载一名亚洲女性,但他表示行程经过数个街区后将该女子送下了车。FBI从该男子的手机上发现,他4月曾访问关于绑架和劫持计划的网站。
7月20日下午,克里斯滕森在美国伊利诺伊州厄巴纳的联邦法院正式被提起诉讼。在庭审中,克里斯滕森进行了4分15秒的发言。当被法官询问克里斯滕森被收押麦肯恩郡监狱期间是否有服用任何药物时,克里斯滕森肯定地答复说,他正在服用氯硝西泮(Klonopin)作为一种抗抑郁药。克里斯滕森还告诉法官,药物并没有影响他对自己被指控的理解能力。
在克里斯滕森接受审讯后,他的辩护律师汤姆·布鲁诺发表声明,称“他要求让大众陪审团进行审判,并且他打算坚持无罪。”(综编/海外网张霓)