N001023
Thursday, December 27, 2001 6:41 PM
Family's Compensation
To Whom it May Concern:
We all found out on September 11th that anything can happen at any time. I
am writing because I was told that the family of New York Police Officer
would be receiving an amount that the family felt was
insulting. No one can put a value on a human life, and if they could it
certainly wouldn't be an amount as small as the one in question. I am a
taxpayer and I want my money that I pay out of my own pocket each week to
benefit families like the. I don't want to spend billions of dollars
fighting a never ending war. "Charity begins at home," is a phrase I often
hear from a coworker. I feel it couldn't be a more accurate statement.
While we are sending food packages to a country that ultimately condemns
America, our own are struggling to make ends meet after they lost a loved
one. Officer family saw how drastically their lives could change in
an instant, and who is to say that something else could befall these people
in the future. What will 's survivors do if they lose another source
of income? How will his children go to college? If he has a daughter, who
will pay for her wedding? Stop and think how much you would feel your family
were entitled to if something else had happened in Washington on that day.
What if was the DOJ instead of the Pentagon? Care for our own, before we
care for others. Please help this family, this may be all they have. Thank
you for your consideration. God bless you and God bless America.
Individual Comment
Pittsfield, MA