恶作剧者假装偷走10美元：密歇根州四孩父亲怒斥视频走红 网友众筹逾76万美元
一名在超市里上夜班补货的父亲，被人用假装偷钱的恶作剧偷拍后走红网络，陌生网友随后为他众筹了超过76万美元。这名工人是密歇根州奥克兰县White Lake一家Meijer超市里的Red Baron冷冻比萨配送补货员，公开报道中只以Walt Z.的名字出现，是四个孩子的父亲。
据《底特律新闻》、NBC芝加哥等媒体报道，事情发生在今年8月，视频到10月下旬才在社交平台疯传。画面中，拍摄者走近正在冷冻柜前补货的Walt，问他几点了；等他拿出手机看时间，拍摄者举起自己的手机、播放了一声模仿Apple Pay付款的声音，声称刚刚从他那里拿走了10美元，随后又称拿走了20美元。实际上没有任何钱转手。
Walt在视频中说，这对他来说一点都不好笑：孩子们已经在没有等到他的情况下睡下，他本该一小时前就到家，第二天凌晨5点还要起床再跑十家店补货。他说：「你大概靠这个赚钱！我连房贷都付不起！家里还有四个孩子！」他还一度担心这场对峙会让自己被赶出店门。发布视频的Instagram账号在舆论反弹后已被删除，视频靠X和Reddit上的转发继续流传。
Red Baron的母公司Schwan's对《纽约邮报》表示，公司已直接联系这名员工了解他的情况，并会继续全力支持他。Red Baron官方账号10月29日在X发帖说：「他还在这里。他有了粉丝团，包括我们在内。」配图还宣布本月最佳员工提名已经关闭。
众筹由一名与Walt素不相识的陌生人发起。亚利桑那州男子Luke Oakenshield 10月27日在GoFundMe发起「Support a Harassed Red Baron Worker」筹款，第二天约有5,500美元，之后一天突破10万美元，10月30日超过50万美元。筹款页显示的最新报道总额为761,514美元，其中一笔最高单笔捐款来自Vivek Ramaswamy与妻子Apoorva的38,000美元。Oakenshield自述是一名退伍军人、正住在车里，他说GoFundMe正在监督这笔筹款、确保款项直接交到Walt手中；页面显示的总额是认捐累计，实际到账以平台处理为准。
Walt本人在筹款页更新中向捐款人致谢，说大家对他和家人的善意「超出言语所能表达」，同时表示为保护家人会保持低调，是否公开讲述自己的故事还在考虑之中。
Prankster Faked Stealing $10: Michigan Father of Four Goes Viral as Strangers Raise Over $760,000
A father working a late shift stocking shelves became an internet sensation after a prankster filmed himself pretending to steal money from him, and strangers have since raised more than $760,000 for him. The worker, identified in public reports only as Walt Z., is a Red Baron frozen-pizza delivery and stocking worker at a Meijer store in White Lake, in Oakland County, Michigan, and a father of four.
According to reporting by The Detroit News, NBC Chicago and other outlets, the encounter took place in August, and the video only went viral on social media in late October. In the clip, the person filming walks up to Walt as he stocks a freezer case and asks him the time. When Walt pulls out his phone, the prankster holds up his own device, plays a sound mimicking an Apple Pay transaction, and claims he has just taken $10 from him, later upping the claim to $20. No money actually changed hands.
In the video, Walt says none of it is funny to him: his kids had gone to bed without him, he was supposed to be home an hour earlier, and he had to be up at 5 a.m. to stock ten more stores. "You're probably making money off this! I can't even pay my goddamn mortgage! And I got four kids at home!" he says. He also worries aloud that the confrontation could get him kicked out of the store. The Instagram account that posted the video has since been deleted amid the backlash, and the clip now circulates through reposts on X and Reddit.
Schwan's Company, Red Baron's parent, told the New York Post it had connected directly with the team member to check on his well-being and continues to offer its full support. Red Baron's official account posted on X on October 29: "He's still here. He's got a fan club. Including us," alongside a graphic announcing that employee-of-the-month nominations were closed.
The fundraiser was started by a stranger. Luke Oakenshield of Arizona, who had never met Walt, launched the GoFundMe campaign titled "Support a Harassed Red Baron Worker" on October 27. It raised about $5,500 by the next day, crossed $100,000 a day after that, and passed $500,000 by October 30. The latest reported total shown for the campaign is $761,514, including a top donation of $38,000 from Vivek Ramaswamy and his wife Apoorva. Oakenshield, who describes himself as a military veteran living out of his car, says GoFundMe is overseeing the campaign so the money goes directly to Walt; the displayed total reflects pledges, with actual transfer subject to the platform's processing.
In an update on the campaign page, Walt thanked donors, saying the kindness shown to him and his family "meant more than I can put into words." He added that he is keeping things private to protect his family and is considering whether to share his story publicly.
来源：GoFundMe
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图片来源：密歇根州Meijer超市门店资料图（42-BRT摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经Wikimedia Commons）
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