Should girl guides accept money from abuser?

[Rioja]

A man convicted of sexually abusing 3 girls has left £400,000 to the girl guides in his will.

 

I read in the a newspaper this morning that there are now calls for the guides to refuse to accept the money.

 

Should they accept it, or refuse it?

 

To me it's a no brainer. Take the money and say "Thanks a lot pervert"

 

After all what else could they do with the money? Give it to the Government? Offer it to his victims perhaps?

 

Surely money is money, it's not like he is using it to evade justice or pay off his victims. He's dead, dance on his grave and spend his money I say.

[HeadingNorth]

If they don't feel able to make use of "tainted" money, they can always donate it to a charity of their choice.

 

Either way, what anyone except the victims themselves feel is a complete irrelevance. Nobody has the right to tell them they should refuse it.

[joanne5600]

i agree with you - take the money - hes dead (someone else will only take it)

[pattricia]

They cant turn the clock back so may as well take the money.

[poppins]

accept...why cut your nose off to spite your face

[pattricia]

accept...why cut your nose off to spite your face

 

A dirty old man put his hand up my dress when I was a kid, and I never got a penny !!:rant:

[mj.scuba]

Reject! Can't have people thinking they can right their wrongs with a wad of cash on their death. Let it go to HM Treasury.

[rubydazzler]

Reject! Can't have people thinking they can right their wrongs with a wad of cash on their death. Let it go to HM Treasury.

What? So the Government can waste it on something stupid?

 

The GG should take the money and put it to good use in their organisation. At least he tried to make amends, although I'd have been more impressed if he'd given his money away during his lifetime and lived a life of penury. Of course, it could be insurance money, I suppose.

[poppins]

A dirty old man put his hand up my dress when I was a kid, and I never got a penny !!:rant:

 

Thats because you had those thick bottle green gym knickers on

[chimay]

This is a no brainer; just take the money. The GG can do so much with it. It would be good if they could do something in conjunction with a charity that works with abused kids.