Virginia Tech Families Want a 9/11 Payout

[Shuley]

They have no reason to get that money, they're just very greedy people.

they do have a reason actually, they should get something,but in todays day and age,150K isn't what it used to be.Anger has alot to do with it,parents are pissed that thier son/daughter is gone forever.I'm sure people remember "The Station" nightclub fire back in 2003 in RI,I don't think I ever heard the families getting a 2 million dollar payout.Seems like Virginia Tech families are acting like "My kid is dead,now I wanna be finiacially set for life" *holds out hand*

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Jeez people are looking for money anywhere whenever a tragedy happens.

 

[demento]

This endeavor undoubtedly all started with this p.o.s. attorney. The majority of class action lawyers should be loaded onto a rocket and shot into the sun.

 

[Strange]

This endeavor undoubtedly all started with this p.o.s. attorney. The majority of class action lawyers should be loaded onto a rocket and shot into the sun.

I agree whether the families deserve money or not, its the lawyers who set the price on what they think they can get, the more they sue for the bigger the lawyers cut is.

 

[Strange]

I was traumatized by watching these events unfold on my television, I think I should sue all the news stations.

 

[demento]

I agree whether the families deserve money or not, its the lawyers who set the price on what they think they can get, the more they sue for the bigger the lawyers cut is.

Naturally.

You and I watched this unfold on our television sets and thought "what a horrible tragedy." This Thomas J. Fadouchebag Jr. watched it and thought "$$$$$$." Scumbag.

 

[Triadkd]

I hope these jerk off's dont see one red cent. If their kids werent such *****es they would have tried something instead of standing in a neat orderly line while ONE man shot them. **** happens. If blacks didnt get anything for slavery, than why in the **** should these people get anything

 

[Spider-Fett]

I hope these jerk off's dont see one red cent. If their kids werent such *****es they would have tried something instead of standing in a neat orderly line while ONE man shot them. **** happens. If blacks didnt get anything for slavery, than why in the **** should these people get anything

I hope in 10 years when you've grown up you can come back and read this post, and realize how much of a $%#ing moron you were.

 

[spideyboy_1111]

i'll agree with beefing up campus security... but, why was this shooting more desserving for familys to get money then any other? theres not. so that parts just stupid

 

[Ryo Jin]

I should sue the Elephant for stepping on my child.

 

[Midnhtsun]

I can see the parents being reimburst for tuition/books and funeral expenses that had been paid. Essentially the school failed to keep those kids safe, so if the families deserve anything then yes it should be that. Perhaps the kids that were wounded should have that semester paid for and any kind of medical bills as well. For the families of the faculty memebers ok they deserve something larger obviously the faculty were contributing to the household income wise now with them gone the families may struggle to make ends meet.
Any remaining money should be put towards preventing another tragedy, im sure much smarter people than me can think of where.

The loss of a child im sure is hard and tough but its sickening that a parent can put a price tag on their childs life.

 

[Angry Sentinel]

^ you are right. I think the thread starter said it well also. Entitlement is what makes this seem shady.

Bad stuff happens in this world. Generally if you can't find someone truly criminally negligent then how do you make someone pay?

 

[spideyboy_1111]

personally the college should just refund the money, and give some money for medical bills and funeral costs, and maybe a lil gov. cash.. but to say this is on a 9/11 level and digging into its funds as if this was a terrorist attack isnt right

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

any time you look at a situation where "criminal negligence" is claimed the standard the court is going to look to is to see if these events were reasonably likely to occur and if the accused ignored that since obviously each and every possible scenario cant be anticipated and prevented.

Obviously, the reasonable person doesnt expect a mass shooting spree to occur on a rural college campus, but I think what the plaintiff's attorney is going to claim that once the first shootings occurred the reasonable person would've closed down the campus to prevent anything further and the school failed to do so.

If I'm the defense lawyer, I try to show that clsoing down the campus after first shooting wouldnt have necessarily prevented anything. When you close a campus down that pretty much just means the class buildings and public gathering places: bookstore, cafeterias, etc. You're still going to have kids in the dorms, etc. if crazy gunman finds the class buildings closed, whats to stop him from going and shooting up another dorm or outin a courtyard?

Another thing would be, did the University have reason to know that the first shootings werent an isolated incident? Also, some university's campused are huge and closing it down, in the timeframe between the shootings, might be almost impossible.

 

[spideyboy_1111]

imo a school shooting is a school shooting, isolated or not. if it's on campus, the whole campus should know about it.

 

[StrainedEyes]

imo a school shooting is a school shooting, isolated or not. if it's on campus, the whole campus should know about it.

Even if they got word to all the classrooms (College isn't like highschool, there aren't any intercoms, Aside from calling everyone, I don't see any quick way to do it) To lock the doors. He was still out there, and police wouldn't have the athority to barricade an entire campus based on one shooting with no other immediate incidents. The shooter would have either went on his rampage sooner, or hide out and never be found.

If someone is murdered in a dorm, the college doesn't close down completely until the murderer is caught. It's just not logistically possible nor does it make any sense. There's little difference between a big college and a small town. Someone is murdered in a small town, they don't shut everything down and lock everyone inside. It's not possible.

 

[spideyboy_1111]

Even if they got word to all the classrooms (College isn't like highschool, there aren't any intercoms, Aside from calling everyone, I don't see any quick way to do it) To lock the doors. He was still out there, and police wouldn't have the athority to barricade an entire campus based on one shooting with no other immediate incidents. The shooter would have either went on his rampage sooner, or hide out and never be found.

If someone is murdered in a dorm, the college doesn't close down completely until the murderer is caught. It's just not logistically possible nor does it make any sense. There's little difference between a big college and a small town. Someone is murdered in a small town, they don't shut everything down and lock everyone inside. It's not possible.

All the more reason colleges need a system... i know mine has a large computer focus, and every computer is hooked up to a school server.. a simple message sent to the server would be a great way.. or hell maybe colleges should have emergency intercoms?

 

[StrainedEyes]

All the more reason colleges need a system... i know mine has a large computer focus, and every computer is hooked up to a school server.. a simple message sent to the server would be a great way.. or hell maybe colleges should have emergency intercoms?

Yes colleges should have better. But when this happened there was little else they could do. Even if your college sent a message to the server, it wouldn't get to everyone. And then they would be attacked because they didn't have a better system.

My college is scattered around manhattan, so an intercom system wouldn't be feasible.

 

[cookiva]

so if my family is poor, i can just go find someone who is holding people hostage, get myself killed, and get them money????

 

[spideyboy_1111]

Yes colleges should have better. But when this happened there was little else they could do. Even if your college sent a message to the server, it wouldn't get to everyone. And then they would be attacked because they didn't have a better system.

My college is scattered around manhattan, so an intercom system wouldn't be feasible.

scattered around manhattan wouldnt be a full campus either though...

and i know that, but they still should have done something.. rather then sit around twiddling there thumbs, especially after finding 2 murders

 

[BlackLantern]

Whoever tried to compare this horrid tragedy to slavery reperations is a ******. Being a black man myself, I don't want any money for "reperations"...it would be a huge step backwards. As for VT....I think the parents of those harmed should receive something reasonable.....not like 2 million per family. Maybe have the funeral costs covered and some extra to help the family out

 

[spideyboy_1111]

and im sure theres charities that would be willing to help out as well

 

[amazingfantasy15]

scattered around manhattan wouldnt be a full campus either though...

and i know that, but they still should have done something.. rather then sit around twiddling there thumbs, especially after finding 2 murders

I'm pretty sure they were investigating the murders, not just twiddling their thumbs and that takes time. I still don't understand how people say it's the college's fault or security's fault. The first 2 murders probably looked like an isolated incident, why, because it happened in a dorm, he could've killed A LOT more people in the dorm if he wanted to, but no, he shot 2 people then left. If you found 2 bodies in a place where there are what 400-500 people/potential victims living, would you immediately think the guy who did it was going on a shooting spree?

 

[Apollo]

Alright Damnit!!!! i was roomates with this guy who was next door neighbors to an old lady who was the grandparent of a kid who was friends with someone killed at Virgina tech, so I demand 2 million dollars!!!

 

[spideyboy_1111]

I'm pretty sure they were investigating the murders, not just twiddling their thumbs and that takes time. I still don't understand how people say it's the college's fault or security's fault. The first 2 murders probably looked like an isolated incident, why, because it happened in a dorm, he could've killed A LOT more people in the dorm if he wanted to, but no, he shot 2 people then left. If you found 2 bodies in a place where there are what 400-500 people/potential victims living, would you immediately think the guy who did it was going on a shooting spree?

isolated or not.. i feel like a murder, let alone 2 murders on the same day... is a big deal on a college campus