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dojW000050.xml

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2001-11-05

Monday, November 05, 2001 4:09 PM



The concept of "victim compensation" due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks is
good; the implementation will be a nightmare. I would hope that there is
a maximum amount that can be paid out to any one person/family. Frankly,
I would think it would be equitable to pay a set amout, like $100,000 or
$1 Million or whatever, to the family of each victim.
However, I can't help but wonder if we aren't setting a precendent by
doing this; in that after the next disaster, natural or man-made, people
will expect or think that they are "entitled" to victim compensation.
And finally, the first lawsuit that is filed having to do with 9/11 should
be flat out thrown out and not even considered! It is not one company's
fault or one person's fault; I mean who would have even considered the
possibility of what happened even happening (except Hollywood)? If
anything maybe our own complacency and our misplaced need for political
correctness contributed.

Individual Comment
San Francisco, CA

2001-11-05