密歇根州红男爵工人众筹逾78.7万美元后宣布暂停捐款：不再接受采访
11月5日，位于美国密歇根州奥克兰县White Lake一家Meijer超市的Red Baron冷冻比萨补货员Walt Z.在众筹平台GoFundMe的筹款页发布更新，宣布这项已筹得超过78.7万美元的众筹将于当天暂停接受捐款，他本人也将不再公开发声、不再接受采访，回归家庭生活。这是这起全网热议事件的最新进展。
Walt Z.是四个孩子的父亲。今年8月，他在冷冻柜前补货时遭一名拍摄者恶作剧偷拍：对方假装用Apple Pay音效从他手机里偷走10美元，实际没有任何钱转手。视频10月下旬在社交平台疯传后，与他素不相识的亚利桑那州男子Luke Oakenshield于10月27日在GoFundMe发起「Support a Harassed Red Baron Worker」筹款。本站此前报道时，筹款总额为761,514美元。
据Dexerto报道，Walt在11月5日的筹款页更新中写道，这项筹款已从超过22,000笔捐款中筹得超过78.7万美元，捐款将于11月5日星期四暂停——距网友开始为他集结声援正好一周。他写道：「你们的善意话语对我和家人意义重大。我至今不敢相信大家如此团结地支持我们，我怎么感谢都不够。」他还说，这一周他得以多花时间陪伴家人。
关于此前考虑过的公开讲述自己的故事，Walt在更新中明确改变了主意。他写道：「经过慎重考虑，我决定不参加任何采访。我和家人的安全与隐私是第一位的，我觉得这是对我们最好的决定。」他同时宣布，这将是他的最后一次公开更新，他将与家人一起度过接下来的节日季。
Walt还请仍想行善的网友把善意转向别处：「如果你有能力、也愿意继续帮助他人，请考虑支持另一项众筹、本地慈善机构，或在节日季帮助有需要家庭的教会。」对于发起筹款的Oakenshield，他写道，自己一直与Luke保持联系，并期待延续这段友谊。
他在更新结尾写道：「谢谢你们的善良、慷慨，谢谢你们让我和家人感受到如此多的支持。我们永远不会忘记。」筹款页显示的总额为认捐累计，实际到账以平台处理为准。
Michigan Red Baron Worker Pauses Fundraiser After More Than $787,000 Raised, Declines Interviews
On November 5, Walt Z., a Red Baron frozen-pizza stocking worker at a Meijer store in White Lake, in Oakland County, Michigan, posted an update on the GoFundMe campaign page for him, announcing that the fundraiser, which has raised more than $787,000, would pause donations that day, and that he would no longer make public statements or give interviews as he returns to family life. It is the latest development in a story that drew attention across social media.
Walt Z. is a father of four. In August, while he was stocking a freezer case, a man filming him pretended to steal $10 from his phone using a fake Apple Pay sound; no money actually changed hands. After the video went viral in late October, Luke Oakenshield of Arizona, a stranger who had never met him, launched the GoFundMe campaign titled "Support a Harassed Red Baron Worker" on October 27. When GSM last reported the story, the campaign total stood at $761,514.
According to Dexerto, Walt wrote in his November 5 update on the campaign page that the fundraiser had collected more than $787,000 from more than 22,000 donations, and that donations would be paused on Thursday, November 5, exactly one week after the internet began rallying behind him. "Your kind words have meant the world to my family and I this past week. I still cannot believe how much you have all rallied behind us, and I can never thank you enough," he wrote. He added that he had been able to spend extra time at home with his family this week.
On whether to tell his story publicly, which he had previously been considering, Walt made his decision clear in the update. "After giving it a lot of thought, I've decided not to participate in any interviews. My family's safety and privacy come first, and I feel this is the best decision for us," he wrote. He also announced that this would be his final public update, as he prepares to spend the holiday season with his family.
Walt also asked supporters who still want to help to direct their generosity elsewhere: "If you have the means and would like to continue helping others, please consider supporting another fundraiser, a local charity, or a church helping families in need this holiday season." Of Oakenshield, who started the campaign, he wrote that he has stayed in touch with Luke and looks forward to continuing that friendship.
He closed the update by writing: "Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, and for making my family feel so supported. We will never forget it." The total shown on the campaign page reflects pledges, with actual transfer subject to the platform's processing.
来源：GoFundMe
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图片来源：密歇根州Warren的Meijer门店资料图（公共领域，经Wikimedia Commons），非事发门店
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