jvenner@wateng.UUCP (Jason P. Venner) (12/05/83)
I am requesting donations to help pay my legal expenses. I
am a poor student who is trying to appeal a 60 day jail sentence,
and if I have the money, the conviction for dangerous driving.
I basically do not have the resources to fight the charge,
nor do I have the resources to cover the fine ($750). I would
greatly appreciate any donations. What ever money is left over
(if any), I will donate to a recognized non-profit charity.
Please excuse me for using the net for something like this,
but my back is to the wall so to speak.
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yours sincerely,
Jason P. Venner
uucp: : physical mail:
(jvenner@wateng) : Integrated Studies,
(watmath!wateng!jvenner) : University of Waterloo,
(allegra!watmath!wateng!jvenner) : Waterloo, Ontario.,
(decvax!watmath!wateng!jvenner) : Canada.
: N2L 3G1ab3@pucc-h (kulawiec) (12/08/83)
From: jvenner@wateng.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.wanted,net.misc
Subject: Request for help
I am requesting donations to help pay my legal expenses. I
am a poor student who is trying to appeal a 60 day jail sentence,
and if I have the money, the conviction for dangerous driving.
(And so on...)
Well, this is certainly a novel way to abuse the network.
Next thing you know, we'll have Hare Krishnas and fundamentalist twits
sending us solicitations for money.
*Sigh*.
--
Darth Wombat
{ allegra, ihnp4, decvax, harpo, seismo, teklabs, ucbvax } !pur-ee!rskmark@umcp-cs.UUCP (12/10/83)
Instead of sending money to Jason P Venner, better you send the money
to the widows and orphans fund of your choice which will help support
the people Jason injured or might injure in the future with his
dangerous driving.
Really! Come on! This guy is obviously crazy to send this request to
the net (I hope).
--
spoken: mark weiser
UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!mark
CSNet: mark@umcp-cs
ARPA: mark.umcp-cs@CSNet-Relaysmk@linus.UUCP (Steven M. Kramer) (12/10/83)
I want to be a millionaire in a year, but I don't want to do anything
towards that goal myself. If anyone out there has the money to spare,
please send me the check or money order (please do not send cash thru
the <electronic> mail). If you send me the money, I won't have to
steal to get it (one of the unsavory alternatives to meet my goal).
PS -- I also want to be master of time and space, and run a greasy spoon
in North Dakota (is there really one)?
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--steve kramer
{allegra,genrad,ihnp4,utzoo,philabs,uw-beaver}!linus!smk (UUCP)
linus!smk@mitre-bedford (MIL)nesacadm@ihu1h.UUCP (Bill Adams) (12/10/83)
Maybe it's a con game like the guy who asked the net what AWOL
stood for. It could be that Mr. Venner is asking for money to
see how many schmoes will send it.
By the way, I could use some dough to fight off a spurious charge
a having carnal knowledge of a jar of peanut butter.
Any takers?????
--
Bill Adams --> AT&T Communications
ihnp4!ihu1h!nesacadm
(312) 979-6267dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman) (12/11/83)
When the article appeared, I suggested to Jason Venner by mail that
he contact (1) the Ontario Legal Aid Plan, which exists to ensure
that no-one should go without essential legal services for lack of
money, and (2) his nearest law school, the University of Western
Ontario, which I'm sure has a community legal assistance program run
by law students which could help him out. I didn't receive a
reply, but I hope he has followed my advice. Free legal help
really *is* available in Ontario if you can't afford to pay for it.
Dave Sherman
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Toronto
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{allegra,cornell,decvax,ihnp4,linus,utzoo}!utcsrgv!davechuqui@cae780.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) (12/12/83)
Do you want to buy my flower?
*hummmmm*
--
From the dungeons of the warlock: {amd70 qubix}!cae780!chuqui
Chuqui the Plaid *pif*mcewan@uiucdcs.UUCP (12/16/83)
#R:wateng:-57500:uiucdcs:19300040:000:426 uiucdcs!mcewan Dec 15 12:55:00 1983 Well, as long as we seem to be allowing this kind of thing, I could use some money to help me get through Christmas. I'm just a poor, struggling grad student, and I've never been convicted of anything more serious than going 40 in a 30 MPH zone (and that was 9 years ago). No contribution too small. Send them to: Scott McEwan 222 DCL 1304 W. Springfield Urbana, IL 61801 Send electronic flames to uiucdcs!mcewan
dave@taurus.UUCP (Dave Lukes) (12/20/83)
Well, I must admit that it aggravates me a bit too (especially since I have a passionate dislike of any kind of dangerous driver), but there again, so do all the other requests for money I keep seeing (e.g. new version of EMACS from CCA, new electronic message service from Western Union ...), but since no-one complains about those, why complain about this one ?? Dave Lukes <U.K.>!ukc!hirst1!minotaur!dave
brad@bradley.UUCP (12/22/83)
#R:wateng:-57500:bradley:2400011:000:150 bradley!brad Dec 15 22:27:00 1983 Why doesn't every one send a buck to every one else. That way we miss no one. By the way send the buck to me, and I will forward it. :) Brad Smith