GoFundMe, Kickstarter and Indiegogo are fascinating to me. They are like little social experiments to see what people find as an acceptable reason to ask for money/funding. I have had no problem contributing to Chris' rally efforts, but wouldn't even consider giving money to a friend/relative if they wrecked their car.
People were going on about having the pride to not do this type of thing, but I think the relative anonymity of the interwebs is what makes this easier for people to do. This guy was a good example of why not try and see if he could get some free cash out of it. At least he was upfront about it, he could have spun a story about how it was his only car and the money would go towards upgrading to a larger MINI so there was room for his sick child's wheelchair (because riding in a MINI brings said child so much happiness).
