Jay Slaters mum asking for more donations

Unnerving in what way? Are you saying that there is a deliberate cover up? It would be impossible to report every one of the 1000s of people who go missing. Once there's nothing more to say what can they print?

Every now and then a case grabs the attention for whatever reason but thats pretty rare

Yes I saw this. It seems very greedy to me as she has so much already. What does she need more for?! Very grabby and greedy.

@x2boys yes I appreciate that but it was really the point I was making.
Teachers will often tell you the 'naughty' kids are their favourites because they also have charm and humour and the ability to show kindness.
They (teachers) will also probably tell you though that their home life is troubled and their parents are unsupportive, unconcerned or even worse proud of the bad behaviour and think it's funny 'boys will be boys' 'they are just kids' 'you are picking on him' etc

*and yes there are always exceptions to this and some caring and brilliant parents have kids who do bad things.

I think it's clear what sort of people J's parents were , which in no way means they are not devastated by their loss but they and their behaviour including the GFM make for fantastic click bait.

Well, I wasn’t going to go there, but the racing commentator whose wife and two children were just brutally murdered immediately set one up too. It’s so that his surviving daughter has some financial security:

uk.news.yahoo.com/gofundme-set-bbc-commentator-john-171951833.html

I'm also fascinated by what motivates the outpouring of grief for someone not well known, and although I wouldn't donate I don't begrudge people who do. But I judge harshly anyone who is part of a balloon release. The fact the balloon release is for a dead person is irrelevant to me, I'll think you're arseholes like these people:
www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/people/emotional-vigil-held-in-oswaldtwistle-for-jay-slater-19-as-his-body-found-in-tenerife-4706027

My immediate thoughts were, your son has just been found dead and you're on the Internet asking people for more money??

means that there is any such expectation of them.

Some people give, some people take.

I think paying it forward is a good idea. They have been through something most of us will never experience, they could use that knowledge to benefit others.

I have never used go fund me so don't know but is the original fund restricted to search operations and that's why she's now asking for money to pay for his funeral ?

No way could you set up a charitable foundation with £60k. It might be a nice thing to do (with a lot of time and effort spent on fundraising) but I don’t see why losing their son means that there is any such expectation of them.

People can be both ,a young drug runner who is generally q waste of space can also love and care for their mum.
And People grow up my dh has s not great past but as a neatly 50 year old hes a completely different person from the person he was in his youth
Jay was only 19 he will never get a chance to make something g of his life .

The parents are dignified but the family is desperate to get their boy back. I can’t even imagine what they are going through but it could be one of our kids so hope that any publicity helps.

Because the fact someone has gone missing however sad that is isn't the story, Daily Mail readers want to paw over salacious gossip and pictures of common people being common is the bottom line, how ever it's dressed up to be news.
The boy you are talking about and his no doubt educated and socially conditioned to be more dignified parents probably don't want to be part of a circus.
It's just like when pictures are posted of a celebrity that has dared to age or put on weight under the pretence it's a story about something else.
There is no genuine care for these people or their families from the media, it's just click bait.

@Manhere2024 well you seem an absolute fucking joy. And clueless. But mostly a joy.

Attacks with golf clubs and machetes are less nice.

Agreed.

People set up go fund me accounts for all kinds of reason's you can either donate. or don't.

I would rather that the money was given to find the other missing lad Jack who has been missing since Spring. He is an Exeter graduate and was doing the law conversion. The lack of cover by media is unnerving. He went to a party and left to get an Uber …

I can't speak to their class but if you've seen any of the posts on those pages it's safe to say that the vast majority of them were absent on all the days that spag was taught at school. A lot of it borders on incomprehensible

I’d be very surprised, if she hasn’t so far…

Is it begging or bullying though?

If you live in their community or if the family or their acquaintances know you then I imagine £10 or £20 to GFM is a reasonable price to pay to avoid having your windows put in.

This latest bleat for more donations reads like a second round of low level extortion.

Maybe the "foundation" could donate money to the victim of their late son's disgusting violence?

£3500-£5000 repatriation
Funeral what you choose to pay I suppose.

Totally agree with this from @PyongyangKipperbang

'A similar thing happened locally to me.

A lad of 19 died on his scooter, he was using it for drug runs and was an absolute arsehole. He was violent and threatening.

But when he wrapped it, and himself, around a tree, he was a caring loving son, a great friend etc. The shop I worked in was stripped of flowers to lay at the site because word had got around that there would be cameras. Some of the girls especially looked like they were ready to go clubbing.

Its all about wanting to be seen on SM or on TV.

When my DD's best friend was murdered in Jerusalem 8 years ago this happened too. Interviews on Sky with her "besties" because DD and their other mutual best friend couldnt face talking about it, so Sky would just interview anyone who said that they knew her. The victims father said that he was disgusted about how so many of her so called "friends" had actually been vile to her in school and turned up to her funeral dressed like it was a party as they thought cameras would be there'.

Young people die tragically all the time and while that obviously affects those involved it's a non story really.
It initially got so much coverage off the back of the Michael Moseley tragedy and then gained traction because of the criminal links and mawkish gossip, even the vile TikTokers getting involved become a story , people love to gossip and judge and this story had it all.

The red top media are still posting non stories about it and will be looking forward to a divisive and tacky huge 'send off' with photo opportunities at every turn they can feed to the public to either sneer at, get angry about or to grieve vulture over.
They are probably willing it on.

His parents managed to raise a young son to be a violent drug dealer of course they will be taking every opportunity thrown to them.

Same goes for people who don’t insure their pets then expect other people to fork out for high vet bills 🙄🙄

A mother is grieving. Nobody is being forced to donate. Just ignore as it’s nothing to do with you.