Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:19 PM COMMENTS AND CONCERNS REGARDING THE FEDERAL VICTIMS COMPENSATION PROGRAM. HERE IS A BRIEF OUTLINE OF OUR SITUATION: MY WIFE AND I LOST OUR DAUGHTER ON 9/11, MY WIFE WAS HER BIOLOGICAL MOTHER AND I AM HER STEP FATHER. SHE LIVED AT HOME WITH US. SHE WORKED FOR AS A &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp . MY WIFE AND I ARE LEGALLY MARRIED, AND HAVE RAISED OUR DAUGHTER FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS. HER BIOLOGICAL FATHER IS STILL ALIVE. THE MAN HAS NOT HAD A RELATIONSHIO WITH HIS DAUGHTER FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS. CONCERNS AND COMMENTS: INSURANCE CLAIMS SHOULD NOT BE DEDUCTED. THESE ARE POLICYS THAT WERE PAID INTO BY THE VICTIMS OR VICTIMS FAMALIES. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES TEHES WOULD NOT BE IN QUESTION. WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS SHOULD NOT BE DEDUCTED. AGAIN THESE ARE BENIFITS THAT EMPLOYERS PAY INTO, AND UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD NOT BE IN QUESTION. PROBATE ISSUES: CLAIMS ENVOLVING SEPERATED, DIVORCED OR ENSTRANGED PARENTS SHOULD BE HANDLED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. STEP PARENTS SHOULD GET SOME RECOGNITION, UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE A LOT OF DEAD BEAT DADS OUT THERE LOOKING TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF THIS TRAGEDY. THERE IS NO WAY THAT YOU CAN PUT A PRICE ON THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE. I KNOW THE INTENTION OF THE PROGRAM WAS A NOBLE ONE, BUT THERE IS A NEED FOR CHANGE HERE. IT SEEMS THAT THE PROGRAM WILL ONLY HELP THE AIRLINES, CITY OF NY,FEDERAL GOV'T AND THE AIRLINES. OUR BASIC RIGHTS UNDER THE LAW FOR FUTURE LAWSUITS ARE COMPRIMISED AND MOST PEOPLE WILL NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING FROM THE PROGRAM. WE SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED FOR HAVING THE FORESIGHT FOR PROTECTING OURSELVES AND LOVED ONE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS BY PURCHASING LIFE INSURANCE. IN MOST CASE A MAJORITY OF FAMALIES ARE FIGHTING ALL TYPES OF RED TAPE WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANIES. OUR LOVED ONES JUST WENT TO WORK THAT DAY, LIKE EVERYDAY. THE STRESS OF LOSING OUR LOVED ONE'S SO SUDDENLY AND TRAGICALLY IS ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH. WE DO NOT NEED TO THINK THAT UNDER THESE TRYING CIRCUMSTANCES , THAT CONGRESS AND THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CANNOT FIND IT IN THIER HEARTS AND MINDS TO DO WHATS RIGHT. RESPECTFULLY, Individual Comment PARENT AND STEP- PARENT OF September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojN001508.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-01-10