Contacting Victoria Lindsay
April 18th, 2008Contacting Victoria Lindsay
Don’t Be Fooled
There are a lot of good people out there, wishing to contact Victoria Lindsay, or her family – to send their good wishes, thoughts, prayers, or gifts. Blog About Nothing published Victoria’s contact information in a previous post.
But, I also want to help spread the word of caution… Just as with any highly publicized news story, there are plenty of people out there trying to take advantage of well-intended people. Not only do they hurt those trying to help, they also re-victimize the victim.
You are still very strongly encouraged to send some love to Victoria. But, be sure to use the right address (as was posted here previously)!
Following is a relevant news story, quoted verbatim, with a link to the original text. Be smart my friends, and be there for Tori.
From the Fox 13 – Tampa Bay website:
Beating victim’s family fears fake web pages
Last Edited: Monday, 14 Apr 2008, 5:58 AM EDT
Created: Sunday, 13 Apr 2008, 6:22 PM EDTThe family of the teen attacked by her classmates worry that some of the web sites saying they support her are actually scams asking for money.
MULBERRY – Almost a dozen MySpace pages have popped up, all claiming to be Victoria Lindsay’s official support page.
The problem is that there is no “official’ support page.
Her family says there are none, because they have set up no such pages.
And the bigger concern is that Victoria’s family says they have gotten word that some websites out there are seeking financial support for Victoria—websites that could be fraudulent.
They say they don’t want to give the impression that Victoria doesn’t need support, but sending messages, or even financial help to the wrong places is no help at all.
“I feel like she is being victimized again, but in a different way,” her stepmom Talisa Lindsay told FOX 13 at her home on Sunday.
They are concerned that people are being mislead, by sending their words of encouragement, and possibly even financial support to the wrong place. The Lindsays could use both.
Talisa says Vistoria’s world has been turned upside down since the video was released and has gotten world wide attention. It’s hard for her to go out in public without being recognized, something that is hard to take.
“It’s overwhelming to her,” said her step mom. “She is just a normal kid.”
Talisa says everywhere she goes, people see her as “that girl that got beat up.”
Along with trying to stay out of the spotlight, the Lindsays are dealing with another challenge.
“Right now, we don’t have the money for an attorney, and we really do need to get one,” Talisa said.
In the meantime, the family is concerned about possibly fraudulent websites, they have called in the cops to investigate.
The Polk County Sheriff’s office is under a gag order, so it can’t say anything about this specifically.
But investigators did offer some advice..
They say to be wary of anything on the net, no matter how legitimate it seems—because looks can be deceiving.
Spokesman Scott Wilder says the sheriff’s office will investigate any website that seems a bit shaky.
“And if they have committed a crime, we’ll close them down and make arrests,” Wilder said.
Victoria thought the beating was going to be the worst of it..
But now she feels a new pain because who knows how many people who think they’re helping her are being sucker punched themselves.
If you want to get in touch with the Lindsay family, here is how:
You can e-mail them at: Hemizone1@msn.com
Or you can write to them at:
The Lindsay family
P.O. Box 131
Mulberry, Florida
33860
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September 6th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
i feel bad for u them girls are fuck up for doin that to u u didnt need that and whatever happing on my space still thay didnt need to baet the fuck out of u that macke me mad i wish thay get to stay in jill for ever …
September 6th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
oh and u can emaill me at cassie911911@aol.com i hope u feel batter too but email me i care a lot a bout u thay didnt need to do that shit to u if i was with u i would help u