This is one of the most shameless acts of fraud and deception I’ve ever seen The issue isn’t a “fundraiser.” It’s that Joel is lying to Christians about something he doesn’t know for certain (Samuel’s innocence) and taking funds under false pretenses This is 100x worse than mean words and name calling (which I also denounce)

I really am a reasonable moderate on this whole thing. If Samuel’s wife had launched a fundraiser saying “We don’t know what’s happening either way but we need help” that would be far less objectionable than this. Or if they waited until more was publicly known for sure, either way, and then did one, etc. But look at the wording. They still call it a “clerical error.” Maybe it is, but there’s a DHS statement that contradicts that. Maybe DHS is wrong? Who knows? Joel Berry doesn’t even acknowledge the DHS statement in the fundraiser anywhere or with either update. I really do feel for the family. I have no ill will for the Seys. But Joel Berry is defrauding people while he pretends to be some noble hero (even while his other best friend, James Lindsay, called for someone to be shot today). This should be the end of anyone taking Joel seriously ever again.