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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGoFundMe account started for beaten 92-year-old grandfather
After a crowd beat him with a brick and told him to "Go back to your own country," he now owes $15K in medical bills.
Found this link on Martin O'Malley's FB page:
https://www.gofundme.com/3ctqm-medical-bills-for-my-grandfather
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GoFundMe account started for beaten 92-year-old grandfather (Original Post)
JaneQPublic
Jul 2018
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Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,500 posts)1. K&R nt
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)2. K&R nt
demmiblue
(36,845 posts)3. Wow... $221,365!
JaneQPublic
(7,113 posts)6. Wow! Of course, he'll need at least that much...
...for physical therapy, ongoing medical care, shrink visits, and a whole crew of lawyers to sue the a$$es of the people who did this to him.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)4. K&R -mf COWARDS Who does this to some 92 yr old man ????? SICK assholes
Crunchy Frog
(26,579 posts)5. There need to be lawsuits.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)7. If you cause someone harm, seems only just that you get the bill.
Glad to see the guy is getting an awesome response. Shouldn't have any trouble finding a lawyer.
hardluck
(638 posts)9. Probably will be difficult
There has to be some recovery at the end to make it worthwhile to sue. Perpetrators most likely have little or no assets and are thus judgment proof.
a kennedy
(29,655 posts)8. Kicking for exposure
Dem_4_Life
(1,765 posts)10. K&R