http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=471700&in_page_id=1770
WORDS FAIL ME - SO... QUOTE "An RAF typist who injured her thumb at work is to be paid almost half a million pounds by the Ministry of Defence. The civilian's award is almost 30 times the amount a serviceman would receive for the same injury.....The woman, believed to be in her 20s, developed a repetitive strain injury while typing computer data. ....Critics claimed it was an insult to the 2,626 British servicemen who have been injured fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. Defence analyst Major Charles Heyman said: "An award like this to a civilian who is never going to be in fear of her life drags down morale. "It shows where the MoD's priorities lie and those don't appear to be with the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"The soldiers will be shocked and astounded as they all know people with severe injuries who got nothing like that
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WHAT DO YOU THINK...? Fair?
2007-07-31 05:26:35 · 14 answers · asked by Hello 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Re Major Charles Heyman...
Master of ALL understatements and truth. Fair play to him. I salute you Sir.
2007-07-31 05:49:41 · update #1
Check this link out ppl to question I asked in Law category related to this question -
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Am1QfaFHmGTUvTmNe3lRTRIgBgx.?qid=20070731100129AAcTRge
2007-07-31 06:12:38 · update #2
no!
2007-08-07 03:32:23 · answer #1 · answered by some one 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I still don't understand this one... I know that sometimes judges let the juries decide on such vast sums, knowing that they will be clawed back on appeal. But the article doesn't suggest this at all, just the MOD agreed to pay..
As well as the injusry and trauma loss of anticipated earnings are the only criteira that come into this...
are they seriously saying her thumb injury precludes her from taking any equivalent role whatsover... that's sexist rubbish.
Women can adapt! This is surely an evil, misogynist settlement by male judges who say that if a woman can no longer type, she is good for nothing at all...
2007-08-08 03:20:49 · answer #2 · answered by Teal R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get a small pension for breaking my back, and including a 35 year long service pension it amounts to about £14,000 per anum.
It is an insult that this woman should get anything like that amount.
Losing a whole thumb would get a serviceman £6643.
2007-07-31 06:42:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
We (the Military) gave up control of all financial issues to the Civil Service in about 1987. They now look after their own, not the uniform.
2007-07-31 06:24:12 · answer #4 · answered by nipper 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree it is disgusting but not suprising these days but the civil service have always looked after their own.I dont really know where the service part of the title comes from but it obviously isnt about serving others.
2007-07-31 21:25:49 · answer #5 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To be slightly fair to the MOD penguins, they have started to fight these ludicrous cases instead of just rolling over and settling out of court.
Not in this case it seems.
2007-07-31 05:40:17 · answer #6 · answered by Answer Me! 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In that case all war widows and their families and all injured soldiers should be paid compensation in the same ratio, in other words in millions.
2007-07-31 07:04:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ministy of Defence personnel are employed under civilian working laws* which make suing for compensation easier.
* Because they are first and foremost CIVILIANS!
Need we say more!!!!!!
2007-07-31 08:31:27 · answer #8 · answered by conranger1 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely ludicrous.
2007-08-07 01:06:02 · answer #9 · answered by LEONARD W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It beggars belief!! Totally UNfair. But so does closing down military hospitals.
2007-07-31 08:12:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yet another ridiculous example of where this Governments' priorities lie..........what a load of .@1&%£"!:@~
2007-08-03 11:17:25 · answer #11 · answered by Simon Q 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋