R000599
Wednesday, March 13, 2002 10:24 AM
9/11 Fund
I am writing in regards to Mr. Kenneth Feinberg's remarks on Sunday's
Meet The Press.
I sincerely urge Mr. Feinberg to extend funds to all of the victims'
families, regardless of the victim's sexual orientation. I am one of
the many New Yorkers who witnessed the Trade Center collapsing (from 10
blocks away), a site I will not soon forget. I also lost friends to
this attack. And I am a gay man.
Please do not allow politics to prevent the families of the victims
from receiving some sort of closure. This is the only way for them to
make some sense of all of this and to be able to grieve their loved
ones. Do not deny them this decency, as it will only drag on their pain
for an extended period of time as they fight for what was rightfully
theirs to begin with.
As the law has been bent to allow illegal immigrants to gain
compensation, so should it be "bent" here. The reasoning behind the
former is to allow ALL victim's families to receive compensation, not
SOME. Otherwise this exception would not have been made. Be consistent
in this ideal and allot all family members the necessary compensation.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Astoria, NY