Thread: Compensation?

Were the people who died on the planes on September 11th or the people in the towers relatives paid any compensation for their deaths?

Would'nt giving dead people compensation be a bit of a waste of time, what would they spend it on ?

Some figures:

9/11 victims were originally set to receive an average $1.185m within the $250,000 - $4.7m range, but somewhere in time this was raised to an average $2.1m in the $250,000 - $7.1m range.

The $7bn compensation fund also paid an average $400,000 for the 2,680 accepted injury claims, in the range of $500 and a respectable $8.6m.

Anyone signing up for compensation had to agree not to sue U.S. entities like airlines and airport security companies.


Seems the Oklahoma and embassy bombing victims weren't treated as kindly, and have formed an organisation demanding equal compensation with 9/11 victims.

Why don't we also give compensation for those rounded up, thrown into secret prisons, and released without charges or further inquiry?

..... don't forget those who're killed by the agents / police without any reason or connection to 9/11.

Originally Posted by keda

Some figures:

9/11 victims were originally set to receive an average $1.185m within the $250,000 - $4.7m range, but somewhere in time this was raised to an average $2.1m in the $250,000 - $7.1m range.
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250K compared to 7 million is scandalous.

even after they've been murdered in the most infamous terrorist attack of all time, the 'poor' still get screwed.....and it's especially insidious because it directly targets their children.

Where did this 7bn slush fund come from?

Any ideas about the London bombings or the Madrid bombings?

Seems part of the thinking was to prevent suits against the airlines and security, but consider if the government didn't stump up the fund, there'd be many outraged saying what no compo?

Originally Posted by surasak

Why don't we also give compensation for those rounded up, thrown into secret prisons, and released without charges or further inquiry?

sadly I would bet some took a lot of money to keep quiet. The middle echelon with families. Damn. Money from the same people who put them in.

I've never quite understood that aspect of 'justice.'

If I take my neighbor to civil court and I lose I have to pay and can be countersued.

If the government picks up 10,000 people, throw them into jail, and release them 10 years later without charges there's no recourse. If the district attorney picks up Joe Blow and accuses him of being a child molester and Joe Blow is found not guilty his life is ruined for good regardless. Yet he gets no compensation for that.

Originally Posted by keda

but consider if the government didn't stump up the fund, there'd be many outraged saying what no compo?

what do you base this on?

had the government previously issues compensation checks for terrorism victims?

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

Any ideas about the London bombings or the Madrid bombings?

In the London bombings, 56 people died and 700 were injured. The average award handed out to the families of those who died was just over £17,000. The equivalent number for Madrid bombings of 2004 was £154,000, while the bereaved families after the September 11 tragedy received an average of £1.1m.

Daily Telegraph

Fucking hell that is quite a difference.

I suspect that is down to the fact that Americans live in their sue happy culture and are used to huge payouts.

You know what else is amazing? Britain and Spain didn't have to invade other countries to round up those responsible for those acts as well.

Compensation fund? Everyone was tripping over themselves after 9-11 in an effort to show patriotism no matter how ridiculous the scheme. I'm surprised they didn't offer more.

Originally Posted by surasak

Everyone was tripping over themselves after 9-11 in an effort to show patriotism no matter how ridiculous

too true. i went back to the US in march of '02 for a few weeks, and a regrettable amount of jingoism and knee jerk nationalism was evident in nearly every seam of society.