"Don't Be Fooled"

Let's suppose that someone steals thousands of dollars. Now let's suppose that they give some of the stolen money to charity. Does giving a portion of the loot to charity suddenly make it okay to steal, lie, cheat and swindle?

Of course it doesn't. If a robber steals thousands of dollars and then gives some of the stolen money to charity, it's still theft, robbery, cheating, swindling and crime.

Did you know?

• Last April, FunDancers stole, swindled and cheated their caller and founder out of a sizable sum. For those who prefer exact figures, the amount of the theft was $8,588.24.
• Since then, all guest callers at FunDancers are paid with stolen funds.
• Most callers see nothing wrong with accepting stolen money.
• Only one guest caller refused to profit from a robbery.
• That one honest caller agreed to donate his fee to charity rather than accept stolen funds.
• Thus the idea of a "charity dance" was born out of a robbery.

While it's certainly nice to support charity, the entire event is nonetheless massively wrong. Experienced swindlers are pulling the wool over your eyes. At the recent "charity dance" money-laundering scheme, the club actually donated only the hall rent ($75). The rest of the donation came from the extreme generosity of the dancers and of course the guest caller. If an organization steals thousands of dollars and then they donate a tiny part of that money to charity, it's still theft.

Dishonest people have created a huge problem for the local square dance scene. Here's what you can do to help solve the problem.

First, if you have NO concept of the difference between right and wrong, then go ahead and support money-laundering events staged by the same swindlers, cheaters and robbers who outright stole FunDancers, and many thousands of dollars, from the club's founders. If your mother never taught you that stealing is just flat wrong, then go ahead and participate in a continuing crime spree.

Or, you can do the right thing instead. There's only one way to put the bad guys out of business. _You_ can solve this crime. Here's what you must do: Stop going to their dances! It's actually quite simple. Stop supporting criminals. Stop the madness. Don't participate. Walk away. Do something else instead.

A crook cannot steal thousands of dollars and then suddenly become a saint by donating a small portion of the loot to charity. Other criminals throughout history have tried that same ruse. The ploy never works. Instead, it is a very clever trick staged by some very experienced crooks.

Don't be fooled.