Disabled mugging victim Alan Barnes offers just £10 to indebted woman who raised cash

don't get it

she raised the money for him so why should he have to give it back?

don't get it

she raised the money for him so why should he have to give it back?

Probably because she she is now in debt to the PR firm used to raise the awareness of the campaign which in turn led to the huge donations. It's not like she's asking him money to buy a car or something.

He doesn't have to give it back.
However, he wouldn't have the money in the first place if it weren't for this lady, so why on earth shouldn't he help her? She helped him, and now he won't help her. It's not very nice.

He is helping her he's making a donation

so it's her bill she chose to take this action I can't see why he should have to given anything back other than a donation which he is doing.

She is asking him to get HER out of debt (or trying to make him feel bad so he does pay)

So much for an altruistic action

Of ten pounds. My, what generosity.

Why does altruism in this case have to be a one-way street only?

No, he doesn't have to do this, but it would be the right thing to do given all she has done for him.

It's still a donation

Do you think he should foot the bill for something he didn't do or ask for?

so it's her bill she chose to take this action I can't see why he should have to given anything back other than a donation which he is doing.

She is asking him to get HER out of debt (or trying to make him feel bad so he does pay)

So much for an altruistic action

He was happy to accept the money she raised for him. So yes, I think he should.

She is an idiot for not using the money to pay the PR fee's before handing it over to him and yes its not an altruistic action (Shock, its high level virtue signalling) but he absoloutely should be paying the PR fee's

I do understand but as we say it's his money and he should be free to do as he please with it (and given one of the conditions he accepted was it was for him to use as he see's fit so its rather odd she now thinks on of the things he should do with some of it is give it her back)

I actually gave money to this campaign and I don't think it's right that the money I gave him should now go to her (crowd sourcing is free she choose to pay for a 'marketing firm' when there really was no need)

We don't give to charity to then ask for it back

Why would it be the 'right' thing to do?

No but you expect charities to help you where they can if you fall into their area of concern.



Without her he would not have the money and she obviously put a lot of effort and kindness into it. She is now indebted for activities she carried in support of the campaign, so I think it is right for him to help her.