{"id":5018,"date":"2020-11-30T12:47:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=5018"},"modified":"2020-11-30T12:47:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:47:16","slug":"anti-freedom-fanatics-want-gofundme-for-adam-skelly-shut-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=5018","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Freedom Fanatics Want GoFundMe for Adam Skelly Shut Down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PAUL-CONGRATULATES-ADAMSON-BARBECUE--1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PAUL-CONGRATULATES-ADAMSON-BARBECUE--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PAUL-CONGRATULATES-ADAMSON-BARBECUE--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PAUL-CONGRATULATES-ADAMSON-BARBECUE--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PAUL-CONGRATULATES-ADAMSON-BARBECUE--400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.blogto.com\/static\/img\/icons\/common\/ko-flag-not-animating-24.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n        \n            People want GoFundMe to stop hosting fundraiser for Adamson BBQ\n        \n    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay in the loop<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\n        Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogto.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact us<\/a> for details.\n    \n\n    \n        \n    \n\n                \n            \n        \n    \n\n    \n        \n            \n                <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogto.com\/eat_drink\/2020\/11\/adamson-bbq-owner-130k-legal-expenses\/\">The GoFundMe<\/a>&nbsp;to back&nbsp;Adamson BBQ owner Adam Skelly, who is facing steep fines after famously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogto.com\/eat_drink\/2020\/11\/police-change-locks-adamson-bbq-third-day-illegal-opening\/\">hosting diners<\/a>&nbsp;inside&nbsp;one\n of his Toronto restaurants last week despite lockdown measures, has \nraised nearly $300,000 since it was launched four days ago, and many \nare&nbsp;pretty sickened by the show of support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Skelly has become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogto.com\/eat_drink\/2020\/11\/adamson-barbecue-toronto-anti-lockdown-protestors\/\">a hero for&nbsp;anti-lockdowners<\/a>&nbsp;everywhere,\n ranging&nbsp;from those who feel for small businesses on the verge of \ncertain demise&nbsp;due to pandemic closures to those who think COVID-19 is a\n complete hoax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the hundreds of thousands that Skelly has received \nfrom fans, people have started calling for GoFundMe to take down \nhis&nbsp;campaign before it becomes any more lucrative for the rule flouter, \nwho some&nbsp;feel put public health at risk for permitting indoor maskless \ndining&nbsp;for not one, but three days in a row at his Etobicoke location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The 33-year-old restaurateur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogto.com\/eat_drink\/2020\/11\/adamson-bbq-owner-adam-skelly-arrested-standoff-toronto-police\/\">was&nbsp;arrested<\/a>\n outside his restaurant at the QEW and Royal York last&nbsp;Thursday after a \ndramatic confrontation between throngs of his supporters and police, and\n now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogto.com\/eat_drink\/2020\/11\/toronto-bbq-restaurant-owner-charged-defying-lockdown-orders\/\">faces multiple charges<\/a> that include operating without the business license <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogto.com\/eat_drink\/2020\/11\/toronto-public-health-finally-shuts-down-adamson-bbq-breaking-lockdown-rules\/\">authorities seized from him<\/a> after his first day of illegal opening on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He may also be convicted for violations of the province&#8217;s emergency \norders amid the health crisis, including defying&nbsp;indoor dining \nregulations and hosting a prohibited gathering,&nbsp;which could bring \npenalties of more than $100,000 plus jail time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/adamson-bbq-legal-defence-fund?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=p_cp%20share-sheet&amp;fbclid=IwAR3GediYU6ccgHxDPdus-8fH9jfeq72X4ildLWTs7eBtS4i8XAi2pEzHvMM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The fundraiser<\/a>\n initially started to pay Skelly&#8217;s legal fees &#8220;for violating \nunconstitutional and draconian COVID&nbsp;&#8216;public health orders'&#8221; \u2014 which has\n become the site&#8217;s top crusade&nbsp;\u2014 now has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/gofundme-stop-the-gofundme-for-adamson-bbq-ffda449a-ccff-4b4c-bc78-af0d9c06b08a?recruiter=171016849&amp;utm_campaign=signature_receipt&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_source=share_petition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a counter petition<\/a>&nbsp;asking for its removal, as well as growing opposition online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, members of the public are justly able to crowdfund for &#8220;just about anything&#8221; they want,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/c\/questions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> as the platform itself states<\/a>, and those donating to the Adamson page presumably know exactly what they&#8217;re backing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, others&nbsp;have aptly pointed out the countless other small businesses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogto.com\/city\/2020\/11\/10-organizations-support-gofundme-instead-adamson-bbq\/\">and causes<\/a> that residents can direct their money toward&nbsp;instead during&nbsp;a time when so many are floundering (and still&nbsp;following the law).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<f\n\n\n\n<p>Skelly&nbsp;headed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.680news.com\/2020\/11\/28\/anti-lockdown-protest-to-be-held-at-yonge-dundas-square\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an anti-lockdown protest at Yonge-Dundas Square<\/a>\n on Saturday \u2014 where he encouraged other businesses owners to contend \nthe rules and open their doors \u2014 after being&nbsp;released on $50,000 bail \nthe day prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has garnered the avid support of notorious anti-masker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogto.com\/city\/2020\/10\/toronto-anti-masker-charged-quarantine-act\/\">Chris Sky<\/a>, who is currently&nbsp;promoting&nbsp;a solidarity barbecue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIMvqFjgrNI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">due to take place 200 m from Adamson BBQ property<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People want GoFundMe to stop hosting fundraiser for Adamson BBQ Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. 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