Actually, yes. He knew the whole time per the letter he received that the family was not seeking the money nor had they "hired" a lawyer. The lawyer worked pro bono to send a couple of cease and desist letters on their behalf, and then to organize communication between the two parties. But he didnt bother to say that and instead allowed his supporters to push that narrative and leave a barrage of victim blaming comments insinuating the family was "out to get something" and overall bad people. The father addressed this in his post on fb today. Apparently they have even received nasty messages and the like. He did not post the truth about their intentions or implore people to leave positive comments until today, I suspect after he spoke to them and they asked him to.
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Actually, yes. He knew the whole time per the letter he received that the family was not seeking the money nor had they "hired" a lawyer. The lawyer worked pro bono to send a couple of cease and desist letters on their behalf, and then to organize communication between the two parties. But he didnt bother to say that and instead allowed his supporters to push that narrative and leave a barrage of victim blaming comments insinuating the family was "out to get something" and overall bad people. The father addressed this in his post on fb today. Apparently they have even received nasty messages and the like. He did not post the truth about their intentions or implore people to leave positive comments until today, I suspect after he spoke to them and they asked him to.