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. Sunday, February 03, 2002 2:48 PM (no subject) Mr. Ashcroft, this letter was sent to the President and I feel you should also get a copy. January 27, 2002 Honorable George W. Bush President United States of America 300 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington D.C. DearHonorable George W. Bush, As a retired Port Authority of New York and New JerseyPolice Lieutenant, I lost many friends and acquaintances on September 11,2001. Unfortunately, my brother-in-lawwas also one of those who suffered and died on that day. In all, I lost over 40 people who Iknew. I realize that you â?? above all â??understand the pain that we, as a family, have been through. I write to you today hoping that you willrealize what OUR government is adding to that pain and suffering. My brother-in-law, , would havecelebrated his 36th birthday on September 22nd. Unfortunately, that was not to be. He was a director of the for located on the floor of the NorthTower. No one knows how he died (or howlong he suffered) before the collapse, but we do know that he and hiscolleagues were alive after the initial impact and knew that there was no helpcoming for them. We DO know that hewent to work that fateful Tuesday and did not return to his family. is married to and has five smallchildren â?? 9, 8, 6, 5 and 2. He was also the most loving and generousfather to his children that I have ever met. On August 10th of 2001, he and closed on a new home inRidgewood, NJ, moving from Stamford, Connecticut.  wanted to cut his commuting time, so that he could spendmore time with his family. Recently, the US Government devised a formula to assist tohelp the families of September 11th. Unfortunately, that formula may exclude and her childrenfrom receiving any compensation for their loss. was well compensated during his employment by for his expertise and dedication. He also had the foresightto provide for his family through private insurance. As a result of his love and devotion to his family, it nowappears that our government wants to penalize his heirs. This is neither fair nor equitable. There is absolutely no reason whysomeone whose sole ambition in life was to provide for his family should bepenalized under this plan. Under thepresent government formula, and her five children would not be eligiblefor compensation. The only way to knowwould be to apply for the aid and then wait for a reply. If the reply is negative, JUST FOR APPLYING,they have forfeited the right to sue. This is unjust. With all the brilliant minds that we have elected torepresent us, someone should be able to come up with a better formula tocompensate the families. To penalizesomeone for earning over a set amount or to deduct insurance monies from asettlement is not a fair or equitable way to try and compensate a familyâ??sloss. Based on 's earning potentialand his age ANY court in the land would hand over many times what thegovernment is offering. Is it fair toforce the widow and five children of a victim to seek justice through the courtsystem? Is it fair and just to offerthem nothing when others will receive compensation for their losses? Is this the RIGHT thing to do to those whohave already suffered so much? It wouldseem that the only thing this promotes is litigation. The only ones who profit are the attorneys. And the only ones who will not be able toget on with their lives are the immediate families. I know you are an extremely busy man with many pressing matterson a daily basis, especially now. Ialso know that you are a kind and compassionate man. I only hope that you see the inequities of the proposed systemand can convince others to change the present formula. I pray for you and our elected officials and GOD BLESSAMERICA.  Respectfullyyours, Individual Comment Wood-Ridge, NJ September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-02-03 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 dojP000371.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. 2002-02-03