A lot of people died including police officers and fire fighters but so did a lot of other people. Does anyone ever remember them or even give money to the victim's family? Or do be buy things like nypd, nyfd, and american flags because from what i've herd the familys got jack ****.
2006-12-02 15:08:28 · 11 answers · asked by rehcueguy 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I want to save people too
2006-12-02 15:14:48 · update #1
Civilian put thier life in danger to save a different person every day. I would too. I'm sure people didn't just RUN OUT i'm sure they tried helping others to get out as well. You don't have to be a cop or a fireman to do the things they do.
2006-12-02 16:07:12 · update #2
Hey Sharpie, do you know what liberal is because if you look at my questions there deff conservative.
2006-12-02 16:22:40 · update #3
I think it's the way you phrased the question that's pissing everyone off.
NO one is saying these guys weren't heros, including you. I still get sick thinking about them fighting their way up the stairwells in the smoke with all that heavy equipment on their backs while everyone else was trying to get down those same stairs. There are no words for courage like that.
But I don't know if your question is about compensation or not??? In that case, the families of those men should get full pensions and anything else they are entitled to.
I have mixed thoughts about compensation from all those private funds and government pay-offs, tho. I was turned off by the TV coverage of a few financial widows who were obviously extremely well off, not working, and had no intention of changing their lifestyle, as any other widow in the world has to.
Why are they different from any other widow or widower? Yes, this was a catastrophic event, but to most people, after losing a child, losing a spouse under any circumstances is the WORST event in their lives. I have to agree with Charlotte--- all this compensating people for things we can't undo, things that are already history--is sick. Compensating people for things that happened four hundred years ago, a hundred years ago, or even five years ago is a pay-off, a bribe.
It says something about our society that we chose to throw money at situations like this, instead of getting really involved in the problems themselves.
2006-12-02 16:56:54 · answer #1 · answered by His Old Lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were a lot of heros that day. The firefighters and police officers are remember for their part because while everyone else was running out, they were running in straight into the heart of the disaster. This is what rescue personnel across the country do on a daily basis and they do it for total strangers that usually don't appreciate that fact. Yes the families were compensated, but most of the families of the rescue personnel and rapid responders were living on a shoe string budget before 9/11. Most of the people who are in that type of work, are there because they are dedicated WANT to do it, not because they get rich doing it. They often give up vacations, time with their own families, miss watching their own children's milestone moments and face dangers most people don't ever have to think about. That makes them heroes. I don't know about others, but I can say it is those heroes and their families that I think about even five years later.
2006-12-02 15:27:42 · answer #2 · answered by jigsawinc 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they risked (or gave up) their lives to save others. It is the ultimate sacrifice. They DIDN'T have to go in knowing that there was a good chance they would die. But they did. Do you know why? Because it was their job. The bravery they showed that day was extremely honorable. We purchase memorabilia to show respect and appreciation.
The family of everyone who died lost something that day. It doesn't matter if it was a civilian, a bystander, a worker, a policeman or a firefighter. It was a person.
Please do research on something like this before posting a question based on hearsay.
9-11 We'll never forget..............
2006-12-02 15:21:50 · answer #3 · answered by msnite1969 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would like to see if you would have the guts to run UP the stairs when everyone else is running down;
when you don't know what you're going to run into;
when you don't know if you're ever coming back to your loved ones.
They put THEIR lives before yours. (Even people with your attitude). If the building is going down, they leave first and you stay behind with someone that you are trying to get out, knowing you are probably going to die... can you honestly say you would do that? If so, why haven't you done it yet?
What you heard about the families of the other's not getting as you call it "jack ****," please tell me, where exactly did you hear it? The exact source please?
What I mean is, who told you this, and which families (by name) did not get "jack ****" ?
How much did the police and firefighters receive (exact amount please)?
Have you actually gone to see the memorial, to be able to ask "does anyone ever remember them..."?
"How do you know?"
2006-12-02 15:46:49 · answer #4 · answered by SweetPea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because while everyone else was running out of the buildings, they ran in to save people. I think that makes them VERY special.
Most of the families of the victims were compensated, including the families of the Police and Firefighters who were killed. The families of Police and Firefighters also received full pensions, because their loved ones were killed in the line of duty.
2006-12-02 15:24:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think ANY one should have gotten compensation. That was a buy-out, so a selfish few wouldn't sue the airlines for an act that no one could have possibly, in their worst nightmares, have prepared for.
Why do we feel we always have to compensate people for things that go wrong in real life? That's bullsh--t. Real life is tough, real life is full of the unexpected and ugly and tough breaks.
My best friend is dying of cancer, and has two little kids. Is anyone going to hand her money because of her bad luck? She isn't famous, she's not on the news, she's just a regular person. Before she got sick, she sent a hard-earned $10.00 to the 9/11 widows, most of whom were interviewed in their million-dollar condos. Are any of them sending money to my friend? Are they even aware of her existence?
Exactly. Screw compensation. You can't make things "fair" or right. That's real life.
2006-12-02 15:14:53 · answer #6 · answered by Charlotte M 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
apperently you dont gove a damn about the people who were saving lives durring 911 your profile is full of ignorant liberal statements that are mostly wrongly said or bashing
you need to get your stuff straight and have some damn respect grow up
get a job
pay respect
you need to learn that if you were in the towers im sure you would wanna be saved too but apperently you think you know everything
2006-12-02 16:08:49 · answer #7 · answered by Army__Strong 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other people were running away, while the policemen and firemen were going into a building which was engulfed by flames.
I have out most respect for all policemen and firemen; they put themselves in line of danger for their society.
Any policemen or firemen here, Thank You.
rehcueguy, fukc you. I wish you had been stampeded in that tower and not had disrespected the worthy of the society with your worthless words,
2006-12-02 15:32:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The police officers and fire fighters lost their lives trying to save the lives of others. That's what is so special about them.
2006-12-02 15:11:10 · answer #9 · answered by Luekas 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You're wrong, the families were given monetary aid through several different platforms.
If you can't understand the fundamental concept of placing a higher stature on people who risk their lives on a day to day basis for people they don't know, then you're a bit lacking in a little aspect I like to call humanity.
2006-12-02 15:11:51 · answer #10 · answered by billy d 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋