According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', the importance of bail funds became clear to [[Black Lives Matter]] activists reaching back to the [[Ferguson riots]]. During the [[George Floyd riots]] more than 360 people were arrested. The group raised $20 million in the first four days,<ref>https://archive.is/gM4JD#selection-805.18-807.20</ref> and $30 million over all. MFF spent only $200,00 to bail out rioters. Donors began asking or their money back. It is illegal for a non-profit to raise to solicit funds for one purpose and divert the money into other projects, which the MFF publicly stated it intended to do. | According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', the importance of bail funds became clear to [[Black Lives Matter]] activists reaching back to the [[Ferguson riots]]. During the [[George Floyd riots]] more than 360 people were arrested. The group raised $20 million in the first four days,<ref>https://archive.is/gM4JD#selection-805.18-807.20</ref> and $30 million over all. MFF spent only $200,00 to bail out rioters. Donors began asking or their money back. It is illegal for a non-profit to raise to solicit funds for one purpose and divert the money into other projects, which the MFF publicly stated it intended to do. |