Kony 2012

**niky** · March 8th, 2012 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by niky

It's not like nobody's doing anything about the situation.

To add to this, here's a little light reading:
The Daily What

IC has a low two-star rating in accountability from Charity Navigator because they won’t let their financials be independently audited. That’s not a good thing. In fact, it’s a very bad thing, and should make you immediately pause and reflect on where the money you’re sending them is going.

By IC’s own admission, only 31% of all the funds they receive go toward actually helping anyone [pdf]. The rest go to line the pockets of the three people in charge of the organization, to pay for their travel expenses (over $1 million in the last year alone) and to fund their filmmaking business (also over a million) — which is quite an effective way to make more money, as clearly illustrated by the fact that so many can’t seem to stop forwarding their well-engineered emotional blackmail to everyone they’ve ever known.

They're tarting up the cause of sending money straight to the Ugandan military to go after a warlord who's already fled to another country and is being chased down by the US Military, just so more people will send money to their charity instead of to one of the others already investing in rebuilding Uganda instead of funding a third-world country's decrepit and corrupt military.

**Mguy** · March 8th, 2012 05:12 PM

Well that is another issue. But the fact is Kony did those atrocious things and he's still at large means they still live in terror. He has the means and charisma to build another army the way he did before, if this is left unchecked.

I'm not donating, but I admire the fact that they are using social media to raise awareness to a whole new level. At least this is better that reading the latest shenanigans of the Kardashians, Hiltons, Bieber etc. Removing Kony is not really the solution they have there in Uganda, Sudan and Congo but at least the kids hopefully could sleep better. Just like our kids.

**170kphlang** · March 8th, 2012 07:07 PM

where's capt. price, ghost and soap mctavish when you need them? :D

**renzo_d10** · March 8th, 2012 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by 170kphlang

where's capt. price, ghost and soap mctavish when you need them? :D

Modern Warfare ftw. :hysterical:

**muse** · March 8th, 2012 10:18 PM

lol, its like the philippines doesn't have problems concerning guerrilla groups and human trafficking.

it's sad, but come on!

**oliver1013** · March 9th, 2012 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by 170kphlang

where's capt. price, ghost and soap mctavish when you need them? :D

RIP na si Ghost at si Soap paps..

**fourtheboys96** · March 9th, 2012 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by Mguy

Well that is another issue. But the fact is Kony did those atrocious things and he's still at large means they still live in terror. He has the means and charisma to build another army the way he did before, if this is left unchecked.

I'm not donating, but I admire the fact that they are using social media to raise awareness to a whole new level. At least this is better that reading the latest shenanigans of the Kardashians, Hiltons, Bieber etc. Removing Kony is not really the solution they have there in Uganda, Sudan and Congo but at least the kids hopefully could sleep better. Just like our kids.

Read niky's previous post.

**safeorigin** · March 19th, 2012 09:00 PM

Well, there goes your armchair activism

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KONY 2012 director and co-founder of Invisible Children Jason Russell was arrested by police in San Diego Thursday evening.

Russell was detained in the Pacific Beach neighborhood, with charges of public drunkenness and lewd behavior, NBC San Diego reports.

[More from Mashable: Uganda PM Tries to Set Twitter Straight About Kony]

The 33-year-old father of two shot to fame this month after the 30-minute documentary film he made calling for the arrest of LRA leader Joseph Kony became an Internet sensation. KONY 2012 is now the most viral video of all time.

Mimicking the hashtag #kony2012, which trended on Twitter following the film's release, #horny2012 became the leading worldwide trend.

[More from Mashable: KONY 2012: How Social Media Fueled the Most Viral Video of All Time]

San Diego Police Department Lt. Andra Brown says Russell was found vandalizing cars.

"He was no problem for the police department however, during the evaluation we learned that we probably needed to take care of him," Brown told the press. "So officers detained him and transferred him to a local medical facility for further evaluation and treatment."

The San Diego Police Department has not responded to Mashable's request for comment. Invisible Children's CEO Ben Keesey released a statement after 1:40 p.m. PT saying:

"Jason Russell was unfortunately hospitalized yesterday suffering from exhaustion, dehydration, and malnutrition. He is now receiving medical care and is focused on getting better. The past two weeks have taken a severe emotional toll on all of us, Jason especially, and that toll manifested itself in an unfortunate incident yesterday. Jason’s passion and his work have done so much to help so many, and we are devastated to see him dealing with this personal health issue. We will always love and support Jason, and we ask that you give his entire family privacy during this difficult time."

KONY 2012 Creator Arrested for Lewd Act, Invisible Children Blames 'Dehydration' - Yahoo! News