Remember when David Hogg tried to extort one million dollars out of Publix with a die in?

I call on @Publix to donate double the money they gave to Putman to the Stoneman Douglas Victims fund, $1,000,000. And never support an A rated NRA politician again.

— David Hogg 🟧 (@davidhogg111) May 24, 2018

All because Publix donated to a pro-agriculture, pro-business candidate?

First Publix responded by ending all contributions, which included to some progressive groups.

Now the CEO of Publix, Todd Jones, has told the Parkland Mafia to fuck off, and they are not getting their money.

Here is my follow up to everything that happened with Publix. I am extremely annoyed at @Publix now and the CEO Todd Jones. On Wednesday May 16th I called his office and left a message wanting to talk to him about the donation to Adam Putnam. At that time, news of the donation

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 29, 2018

was first breaking. I never heard back. Last week on Thursday morning, the day of the die in, I left another message and this time I did hear back. I explained to him how unfortunate it was that he did not call back the week before as he had the chance to do something proactive.

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 29, 2018

When I finally had the chance to speak with him on Thursday, I asked him for two things. One was to come to Parkland and to visit with the families who have been affected by this violence. He had explained to me that morning the change in Publix policy and I asked him to come

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 29, 2018

explain that in person and to hear from us why we are concerned about the donations to Putnam. I also let him know that most other large Florida based companies had donated to the victims fund but Publix had not and perhaps Publix could make a donation to offset what they gave to

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 29, 2018

Putnam. He said he would get back to me on both items. When I did not hear back, I called again today and we did speak. He had the gall to say to me that because the die in made this so political that he would not be able to come down here to meet with the Parkland kids and

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 29, 2018

families, as a reminder we are customers, and that Publix would not be making any donation to the victims fund. That is the right of Publix to make a decision like that, but I also have the right to call it out. To be clear, this became political because of the donation to

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 29, 2018

Putnam and the lack of response from Publix until there was an outcry. The victims in Parkland did not make this political.

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 29, 2018

Fred Guttenberg is the father of one of the Parkland victims.  Now, I can’t imagine the pain of losing a child.  However, Fred has turned is grief into anger and has focused it on the NRA and Republicans in the most asshole way possible.

Not the Sheriff who failed to deal with Cruz in months prior, not the school administrators that field to deal with Cruz in the years prior, not the deputies who failed that day.  No, its our fault.  As sympathetic as I am to him for the loss of his daughter, I didn’t shit to him and now he’s trying to hurt me, so fuck that guy with a fence post.

Guttenberg was a real estate agent and used car salesman.  His real estate company is called Parkland Homes R Us, which sounds classy and successful.  I guess quitting those jobs to be a full time activist and media whore doesn’t pay as well as he had hoped, because he’s one of the people trying to sue American Outdoor Brands (S&W) for being complicit in the murder of his daughter.

His ensuing bankruptcy will be blamed on us too.

His and Hogg’s attempted shakedown of Publix was to literally line their own pockets.

Where Will The Stoneman Douglas Victims’ Funds Go?

Jeff Dion directs the National Compassion Fund and explained, “There are three primary groups of eligible individuals. The first are the families of those who were killed.”

The next highest amount of money is slated to go to victims who were hospitalized overnight. And some funds will also go to victims suffering from PTSD and other psychological trauma.

“For folks who were on campus but not in building 1200 {where the shooting took place], if someone experienced psychological trauma as a result of this event and sought mental health treatment for that trauma by April 30, then they’ll be eligible for benefits,” Dion said.

So…

Publix makes a campaign contribution, no different than countless other businesses.  The recipient is a pro-gun Republican.

The professional Parkland victims use social media and traditional media to put the spotlight on Publix and try to shame them into making a donation to a victims fund.  It’s never mentioned that the people doing the shaming are the ones who get to cash out from the victims fund, which makes the whole thing a reputation protection racket.

“That’s a real nice business you got there.  Donate to our victims fund, unless you want us to shit all over you on CNN and Twitter.”

Hogg and Gutenberg are slimeball shakedown artists.  It’s a good thing Publix stood up to them.