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Karen Buckley missing in Glasgow

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hollyisalovelyname · 14/04/2015 16:47

26 year old occupational therapist student missing in Glasgow.
Mumsnetters Please keep your eyes and ears open - you might find something beneficial to her being found.

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squoosh · 16/04/2015 17:33

Yes, do move on.

Seriouslyffs · 16/04/2015 17:33

It's insensitive to discuss it here Blow

blowinahoolie · 16/04/2015 17:34

expat you have a very vindictive streak to your posts sometimes and others have picked up on this, I don't think I have been alone in noticing this...it's verging on offensive, tbh..

Hillingdon · 16/04/2015 17:36

I guess people can contribute to whatever and whomever they like. No one is forcing them.

The ones I find depressing are people who are stranded in another country having decided to go to holiday with no travel insurance. Surely they understand how risky that is.

They then ask for money to get back to the Uk and people do contribute even though it wouldnt be something I would do.

mkz10 · 16/04/2015 17:38

I believe this was more of a need for her friends in Ireland to feel they were doing something constructive, they probably thought it would be supported by people who knew her and who wanted to feel they were doing something on behalf of Karen.

I don't think they expected the overwhelming response they got from people who had no connection with Karen or the family, but who were really moved by the tragedy and wanted to do something to show their support.

Viviennemary · 16/04/2015 17:42

I can't see anything vindictive about expat's posts. I think your post is way out of order.

Schoolaroundthecorner · 16/04/2015 17:43

I deliberately didn't post a link to the fund when I first mentioned it in case people thought I was trying to gather donations. I wasnt, I dont know the family personally, I just thought it was worth highlighting as a gesture that some people are making as they are so moved by what has happened. Maybe there's a need for a general debate on crowd funding and those who agree/disagree could debate it there rather than here?

expatinscotland · 16/04/2015 17:45

'expat you have a very vindictive streak to your posts sometimes and others have picked up on this, I don't think I have been alone in noticing this...it's verging on offensive, tbh..'

Funny that, severl on here have stated they find your posts offensive rather than mine. Again, carry on . . .

blowinahoolie · 16/04/2015 17:47

"It's insensitive to discuss it here Blow"

Why was it mentioned in the first instance? I didn't mention the fund which was set up, I think you'll need to find the poster who first brought it up on this thread....

blowinahoolie · 16/04/2015 17:50

I think you'll find (had to scroll back) that mrsmeerkat posted a link to the fund page.

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 16/04/2015 17:54

blow

is it your intention to wind people up or you are being dim?
Your posts are inappropriate, offensive and rude.
clearly you have no idea why so perhaps just stop defending yourself, accept that you are wrong, apologise and leave it at that.

nobody is being bitchy - but if you want bitchy behaviour I suggest you look for it elsewhere. This is not the place or the time you start a bunfight.
love and peace and all

Weebirdie · 16/04/2015 17:57

Expat and Blow are as bad as each other.

AyeAmarok · 16/04/2015 17:59

Can we please not debate the merits of crowd-funding and which causes are more deserving than others on a thread where a young woman has just been brutally murdered? Seriously. Now is not the time. If you don't want to donate, can't afford to, don't think this particular scenario warrants it Confused then just don't do it. I doubt the family will care whether you do or not, they have slightly more pressing concerns at the moment. However I should imagine it would be pretty horrific for someone who has lost their daughter to read that you don't think this is any more worthy than any other cause. Just lay off it. This isn't the time or the place.

Coconutty · 16/04/2015 18:07

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SirVixofVixHall · 16/04/2015 18:07

feckthemall- thanks for the link.

Justusemyname · 16/04/2015 18:07

Expat has done nothing wrong. IMO!

blowinahoolie · 16/04/2015 18:08

No one should be posting any links to crowd funding, that can be browsed by anyone interested in their own time. I agree AyeAnorak.

squoosh · 16/04/2015 18:10

I have no problem with someone linking to a crowd funding site. We're all adults capable of deciding whether to donate or not. Neither is wrong.

feckthemall · 16/04/2015 18:17

You really are something else Blow.

Ubik1 · 16/04/2015 18:18

Blimey - scrambling over each other to claim the moral high ground.

I think the donations are a lovely gesture. I think the donation site closes tonight anyway. Not many people lose loved ones in this horrific and at least the cash can be used to help with practicalities.

AyeAmarok · 16/04/2015 18:20

Why should someone not post a link? If you don't like it, don't click on it. It's only there for people who want to use it, nobody is obligated to use it if they don't want to.

I donated because l hated the idea of her family having worries about the costs of what this shitty life has forced upon them, on top of everything else they are dealing with. Let's not forget her brother has just had to get a last-minute flight from Australia to help look for her, which won't have been cheap, or a pleasant journey, all so he could get off it 24 hours later and be told his sister has been found murdered. There's nothing I can do for them that will help in any way, but hopefully this fund gives them one less problem to deal with, at the worst time imaginable.

lotsofcheese · 16/04/2015 18:25

This thread has turned horrible. I hope it is deleted.

Seriouslyffs · 16/04/2015 18:27

My problems with you Blow. I think the crowd funding is a sweet gesture. If i didn't I'd have shrugged and not clicked on it.

NeedAScarfForMyGiraffe · 16/04/2015 18:27

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blowinahoolie · 16/04/2015 18:28

I hope so too lotsofcheese. There have been far too many speculative posts which are still standing. It's an insult to the family.