U.S. to fast track $29 million to help Charleston shooting victims' families

[Axulus]

The Justice Department will fast track the sending of $29 million to South Carolina to help families of victims of the mass murder of nine churchgoers at a historic black church in Charleston, a Justice Department spokesman said on Friday.

An unspecified portion of the money, allocated under the government's national Crime Victim Assistance Formula Grant program, can be used to provide services to the families of victims of the shootings at Emmanuel AME Church, spokesman Kevin Lewis said.

http://news.yahoo.com/u-fast-track-29-million-help-charleston-shooting-195515259.html

That's $3.2 million per victim. Why are the taxpayers responsible for compensating the victims for the criminal actions of one individual?

Do the US taxpayers compensate every murder victim's family to the tune of $3.2 million per incident? If not, why the special treatment?

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

The Justice Department will fast track the sending of $29 million to South Carolina to help families of victims of the mass murder of nine churchgoers at a historic black church in Charleston, a Justice Department spokesman said on Friday.

An unspecified portion of the money, allocated under the government's national Crime Victim Assistance Formula Grant program, can be used to provide services to the families of victims of the shootings at Emmanuel AME Church, spokesman Kevin Lewis said.

http://news.yahoo.com/u-fast-track-29-million-help-charleston-shooting-195515259.html

That's $3.2 million per victim. Why are the taxpayers responsible for compensating the victims for the criminal actions of one individual?

Do the US taxpayers compensate every murder victim's family to the tune of $3.2 million per incident? If not, why the special treatment?

Are these people getting a check for $3.2 million?

 

[freshie23]

That pisses me off.

 

[laughing dog]

Since the OP article says a "a portion" of the money may go to the families of the victim, one wonders why the pro-rata amount is assumed to go the families of the victims.

That said, it would be educational to find out what exactly this program is set up to do and what does it actually do.

 

[Nice Squirrel]

The Justice Department will fast track the sending of $29 million to South Carolina to help families of victims of the mass murder of nine churchgoers at a historic black church in Charleston, a Justice Department spokesman said on Friday.

An unspecified portion of the money, allocated under the government's national Crime Victim Assistance Formula Grant program, can be used to provide services to the families of victims of the shootings at Emmanuel AME Church, spokesman Kevin Lewis said.

http://news.yahoo.com/u-fast-track-29-million-help-charleston-shooting-195515259.html

That's $3.2 million per victim. Why are the taxpayers responsible for compensating the victims for the criminal actions of one individual?

Do the US taxpayers compensate every murder victim's family to the tune of $3.2 million per incident? If not, why the special treatment?

To begin with, after Googling this program, there are monies going to the victims, but not $3.2 million each and not in a cash payout. You can learn more here:
http://ojp.gov/ovc/grants/types.html#formulagrants
http://ojp.gov/ovc/grants/vocareps.html

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Since the OP article says a "a portion" of the money may go to the families of the victim, one wonders why the pro-rata amount is assumed to go the families of the victims.

That said, it would be educational to find out what exactly this program is set up to do and what does it actually do.

The fund goes to South Carolina and helps assist families with funerals, medical bills (this goes beyond just murders), counseling, rape kits, etc...

The OP makes it sound as if the families are getting nice ripe checks. Too bad they didn't bother to look anything up once they allowed their blood to get boiled over nothing.

 

[dismal]

rape kits

?

There was raping?

 

[Keith&Co.]

rape kits

?

There was raping?

There was raping in South Carolina, yes.
This fund was not created for the Charleston shooting. But those families of the shootings' victims are getting what funds they will get sooner rather than later.

 

[dismal]

This fund was not created for the Charleston shooting. But those families of the shootings' victims are getting what funds they will get sooner rather than later.

The article says:

U.S. to fast track $29 million to help Charleston shooting victims' families

Should it have said something more like:

U.S. to fast track $29 million for things that have nothing to do with Charleston shooting victims' families

 

[Keith&Co.]

This fund was not created for the Charleston shooting. But those families of the shootings' victims are getting what funds they will get sooner rather than later.

The article says:

No, it does not.
The headline says that.
The ARTICLE says that the money is going to South Carolina, and that some part of that is going to the families.

And the post you quoted about 'rape kits' made it clearer yet.

You really have to work on your reading-for-comprehension, dismal.

 

[ronburgundy]

Terrible misleading headline, as expected. At minimum, they should have just said "fast-tracked crime victim funds" left out the $29 mil since that has nothing to do with what these particular victims are getting.

 

[Nexus]

Terrible misleading headline, as expected. At minimum, they should have just said "fast-tracked crime victim funds" left out the $29 mil since that has nothing to do with what these particular victims are getting.

It was probably intentional just to rile some readers up.

 

[KeepTalking]

It is a Yahoo! article. They are not exactly a bastion of journalistic integrity.

 

[dismal]

It is a Yahoo! article. They are not exactly a bastion of journalistic integrity.

It's a Reuters article, but same point.

 

[ksen]

Terrible misleading headline, as expected. At minimum, they should have just said "fast-tracked crime victim funds" left out the $29 mil since that has nothing to do with what these particular victims are getting.

Clickbait is a thing and I wish it would go die in a fire.

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It is a Yahoo! article. They are not exactly a bastion of journalistic integrity.

It's a Reuters article, but same point.

You mean al-Reuters amirite?

 

[ronburgundy]

It is a Yahoo! article. They are not exactly a bastion of journalistic integrity.

It's a Reuters article, but same point.

Journalistic integrity is incompatible with profit-motive, because lies and misinformation almost always garner more attention and thus profits.

 

[Axulus]

?

There was raping?

There was raping in South Carolina, yes.
This fund was not created for the Charleston shooting. But those families of the shootings' victims are getting what funds they will get sooner rather than later.

I see - if that's the case the article was very poorly written.

 

[hurtinbuckaroo]

Countdown until this is excreted on Faux News: 10, 9, 8 ...

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

There was raping in South Carolina, yes.
This fund was not created for the Charleston shooting. But those families of the shootings' victims are getting what funds they will get sooner rather than later.

I see - if that's the case the article was very poorly written.

The article title was poorly written. The article itself appears to have been poorly read.

 

[Axulus]

I see - if that's the case the article was very poorly written.

The article title was poorly written. The article itself appears to have been poorly read.

No shit captain obvious. I'm sure you're perfect in every little way.