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. Monday, November 05, 2001 4:13 PM Let's be generous. I think in light of the assistance the airlines have received and the president's desire for an economic stimulus package primarily for businesses that this program should err on the side of generosity. These are not businesses, these are people and their loss has been great. Regardless of whether or not collateral source compensation is available, every attempt should be made to minimize the effort a victims family must expend to receive compensation. Whenever I, members of my family, or friends have donated to a relief entity for the victims families we have never done so with stipulations or restrictions in mind, the sole factor being that the aid should go directly to support of these individuals. Certainly some of the people in the World Trade Center, the airliners and perhaps the Pentagon were well off, adequately insured etc. but this compensation should also be a statement by this country of our concern and compassion. Time will pass for most of us and our lives will become ever more normal, not for these people however. Their loss is permanent and lifelong. Certainly there are children who's education can be looked after through this compensation- I don't think any orphan of these attacks should have to be concerned about a college education. There are spouses and parents who have endured the sudden tragic loss of a loved that no amount of compensation can replace- we should be concerned above all that they do not have to beg for relief from their very real pain and suffering. I know if I were in their shoes and was presented with a half-hearted, bureaucratic attempt to compensate couched in the usual form of "well, if you REALLY need this then just fill out these forms" I would, out of pride and respect for my loved one, opt out of the program. This shouldn't happen. We should be the first to show our pride and respect and make this offer unflinchingly and with true generosity. I also believe that compensations should remain private and sealed, away from the analyses and critique of the media- too often it is the media's slant that provokes consternation where none exists. I don't care if there are a few who receive inordinate compensation relative to their need or loss if, in the main, everyone receives a just and fair award. Perhaps those who feel they have been personally overcompensated will contribute the excess in their own way- who knows? We shouldn't care. We are a great nation, we have been attacked by cowardly murderers who struck at the innocent and peaceful- our message in this instance should be clear. We are strong, we are compassionate and we take care of those who are in need and depend on us. Not all the victims of the terrible attacks were American, our generosity or lack of it will be scrutinized throughout the world and discussed via the friends and families of all who were lost. It is far better for those discussions to reflect the compassionate largess of a great nation rather the piddling minutiae gathering of obsessed bureaucrats. No other nation could possibly do it as well. Individual Comment Salt Lake City, Utah September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-05 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 dojW000037.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. 2001-11-05