http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/03/05/mb-bus-passengers.html
Here is a news story about a couple who witnessed that beheading on a greyhound bus last year. They were given counseling sessions and, yes, $450.
"You just witnessed the most horrific and terrifying thing you will ever see in your entire lifetime....Here's 450 bucks to make it better."
I think it's great that our society has a system for this to compensate in dollar amounts. Thanks, lawyers. You know, lawyer is Latin for liar. Have you ever seen a benefits plan at a job where they have the compensation listed for different injuries? If you lost a toe, you get $2000. If you lost a combination of your left index finger and 45% of the vision in your right eye, you get $3600, and so on. Just funny how people sit down to figure these things out.
Anyways, i feel terrible for these people, that they will have this irreversible and graphic image in their heads for the rest of their lives. Well, i'm sure the $450 will smooth things over.
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I find it both hilarious and sad that our society has come to a point where we throw money at our problems and think that it will make them go away.
ReplyDeleteMaybe a little less money and a little more prayer is needed....
But hey, $450? WOW!