GoFundMe removes search link to Goncalo Amaral legal defence fund page.

[stephen25000]

the mcanns and  mcann supporters seem stiff scared of  the fund for GA  and you have to ask why?? why is it ok for the mcanns to havea  court/legal fund and not ga??

Well, the mccanns had people donating to the fund, little realizing that they would be paying for the mccanns legal expenses, amongst others.

[carlymichelle]

Well, the mccanns had people donating to the fund, little realizing that they would be paying for the mccanns legal expenses, amongst others.

which is  dishonest  imo  people  who donated to GA have always said what it is  for havent  they??

[pegasus]

Hardly difficult to find.

http://pjga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/gofundme-page-donations.html

and I gave that link yesterday.

The gfm amaral appeal has reached such a high level of popularity, that not being listed by search engines will have no negative effect on it - people can still easily find it via links from sites that are listed.

[jassi]

I do not believe for a second that Amaral would have been unable to Appeal without this Fund.

Then it is very good that this fund exists.

[Eleanor]

No one really cares.  Amaral was going to appeal anyway.  Setting up a Fund for him was just a PR Exercise.  "Look how popular he is."  Although sadly not in Portugal.  That fact was very telling.

[Eleanor]

Then it is very good that this fund exists.

Did you read my post?

[jassi]

Did you read my post?

I did. I meant that the fund made it so much easier for him to do so, not that he couldn't have done it without

[pegasus]

No one really cares.  Amaral was going to appeal anyway.  Setting up a Fund for him was just a PR Exercise.  "Look how popular he is."  Although sadly not in Portugal.  That fact was very telling.

... by which PR company? IIRC Mr Amaral has never used any.

[Eleanor]

... by which PR company? IIRC Mr Amaral has never used any.

You don't have to employ a PR Company to launch a PR Exercise.  No one was much interested in Portugal, but a few were in Britain.  I really can't begin to imagine why there should be such a disparity.  Don't they like him very much in Portugal?

[Eleanor]

I did. I meant that the fund made it so much easier for him to do so, not that he couldn't have done it without

Thank You.  So he could have managed okay without it.  It simply isn't possible to have a right to appeal and then be prevented by lack of immediate funds.
But UK certainly put The Portuguese to shame.

[pegasus]

Thank You.  So he could have managed okay without it.  It simply isn't possible to have a right to appeal and then be prevented by lack of immediate funds.
But UK certainly put The Portuguese to shame.

The largest donator by far to the gfm amaral appeal is a group of portuguese and brit people. 

[Eleanor]

The largest donator by far to the gfm amaral appeal is a group of portuguese and brit people.

Could we have some Cites please.

[Brietta]

I did. I meant that the fund made it so much easier for him to do so, not that he couldn't have done it without

Fifty grand is a lot of money for me ... don't know if it is for you or not, Jassi.

But it is a drop in the ocean as far as litigation is concerned. 

If it was a PR exercise it was not a good one ... for example the attempt by a handful of people for funding to raise an action against their MP raised their target in a lot less time, and raised a lot more  ... 
Alistair Carmichael legal campaign reaches £60,000 target http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-33062216

[stephen25000]

Fifty grand is a lot of money for me ... don't know if it is for you or not, Jassi.

But it is a drop in the ocean as far as litigation is concerned. 

If it was a PR exercise it was not a good one ... for example the attempt by a handful of people for funding to raise an action against their MP raised their target in a lot less time, and raised a lot more  ... 
Alistair Carmichael legal campaign reaches £60,000 target http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-33062216

and how much publicity did the fund for Amaral receive on the BBC or other news services in this country ?

[Angelo222]

You don't have to employ a PR Company to launch a PR Exercise.  No one was much interested in Portugal, but a few were in Britain.  I really can't begin to imagine why there should be such a disparity.  Don't they like him very much in Portugal?

Didn't Jenny Murat answer that very question when she set up an information desk so that people wouldn't have to speak to their beloved police.  The Portos are by nature suspicious of their police given their history, Amaral would be seen as a bully and a thug given his senior position and his attempt to exploit it by a political career.  The people didn't vote for him en masse so that again answers your question.