body: I was wondering what laws, if any, restrict donating money to criminals who have committed crimes which you support and want to encourage (lets assume the motivations are not necessarily so explicitly stated).
  
  
  Musings:
  On the one hand this seems basically the same as paying someone to commit a crime.
  But on the other hand, accused criminals get donated money all the time to fight the ensuing court battle. Which seems like something that is clearly legal.
  
  
  *This is in response to the recent flurry of donations and 100K bail given to the man who assaulted Dylann Roof. And was just wondering how exactly the law applies to such unique situations.*
  
  
  
title: Giving Someone Money Because of a Criminal Act?