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Originally posted by shakran
I think it's stupid too. These people were murdered. This sets an interesting precedent. If my uncle is murdered by a serial killer, do I get a check from Uncle Sam?
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Yes. Call your local police HQ and ask them about their victim's fund.
I suspect that irateplatypus doesn't actually know whether people were compensated in Oklahoma and how much each victim was given--he might be assuming that no one received anything.
The amount and media exposure to the 9-11 victim's fund, however, was precipitated by the fears cited by Tophat. I don't know specifically where the money is coming from. Last I heard private donors along with insurance corps were involved. This fund was set up to ensure the money was spread equitably instead of one litigant taking the whole billion and to make it so trial lawyers couldn't get their sticky hands in the pot (a point I think I've seen some of the current posters rail against, so I'd think you'd actually support this decision if you were to be consistent with your earlier views).
In short, victim funds do and have existed for a long time. Unless you know where the money is coming from, this doesn't seem like you have much to upset about in terms of you don't even know what or who to be pissed at (for example,if this is all coming from charitable donations and insurance money, what's it to you?).