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, January 28, 2002 9:44 AM Comment on 9/11 Compensation Guidelines As a taxpayer, mother, wife of an active police patrol officer, a daughter, and a former bodily injury claims insurance adjuster, I believe the current plan for Victim's compensation is overly reasonable. From the standpoint of litigation against the airlines, this is reasonable compensation for the loss of immediate family members, and the US Government goes further to compensate for loss of adult children. This is more than can be hoped for in some accidental loss cases. However, this was no accident. This was an act of war. The civilians, firefighters, police officers, and others lost in this tragedy were casualties of war. What compensation have we given to casualties of war during WWI, WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War? My husband quietly leaves our home at 6 a.m. on a work day. He is a police patrol officer. He protects the public. There is always the possiblity that he may not come home. I cannot be sure he will come home, but I am certain that if he should die we have insurance and plans in place to care for our two children. This will not bring him back, but it will ease the financial burden if he should be taken from us. Thinking about and planning for possible accidental death will allow us to grieve properly should an accidental death occur. What value do you put on life or limb? No amount of money can bring a human being back. No litigious effort can be guarranteed a certain amount. Victim's families can choose to forgo the generous gift the American public is giving them through this fund. They can try there luck in litigation if they must. They will not be guarranteed any compensation in litigation. Will jurors be sympathetic to their needs in court? It seems to me that they now have a 50/50 chance at that. The American public is now aware of their complaints, and some people think the Victim's families are being greedy. Again, litigation and compensation will not bring a loved one back. Where are all the counselors and therapists? The victims need help processing their grief, and money will not do it. As a taxpayer, wife, mother, daughter, and wife of a police officer, I believe the current compensation is more than fair. Please do not change a thing. If it is not enough for some Victim's families, let them have their day in court. They are not guarranteed an award until a verdict has been reached by a jury or judge. Do they really want to take their chances with a public that is currently turning angry versus sympathetic? Sincerely, Individual Comment Annandale, VA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-28 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 dojP000226.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. 2002-01-28