Source: www.the-independent.com 6/22/26
GoFundMe does not allow fundraisers that involve alleged violent crimes
An online fundraiser for a Tennessee teen who is a suspect in the murder of a sex offender has been shut down by GoFundMe.
The company shut down an account for Kian Neal, who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 56-year-old Robert George Locke, citing its policy against fundraisers involving alleged violent crimes, even in the case of pending investigations, according to News Channel 9.
“Unfortunately, we have discovered that GoFundMe does not allow for fundraisers involving alleged violent crimes…

In the New York Knights Inn fire that killed six people, police have withheld all victim names “out of respect for the families,” and none of the reporting mentions criminal histories, registry status, or any personal background about those who died. By contrast, in the Neal–Locke homicide case, law enforcement released the victim’s name immediately, and every article prominently identified him as a person under a forced civil disability, centering that status in headlines and repeated references. The difference is stark: one group of victims is afforded privacy and dignity, while the other was publicly identified and defined by a civil‑administrative label from the outset. This contrast reflects a clear disparity in how victims are framed, not in the facts of the cases themselves.
What we need is a complete, published list of the individuals with crimes perpetrated against them for being subjected to registration laws, including a long list of the murder victims. Force the Supreme Court to reconcile that they are condoning murder under their standing interpretation.