[Ashviadan]

My reply really had nothing to do with the money, I certain don't support Reparations for slavery. My post was a reaction to the cold hearted spirit of the original and subsequent posts. I don't think we as tax payers should have to pay these people, believe me, none of the surviving families I know even wanted the money, they wanted their loved one back. Maybe I am just a bit defensive, I spent the afternoon with this friends(the one who died) twin 6 year olds, put my own three to bed and came for my daily dose of FR, and this was the first thing I read. I should go back to just reading, not commenting.

[annelizly]

you have just as much right to comment as anyone else.

welcome to free republic.

prayers for your friends family!

[traditional1]

No; continue to comment. This is one place where folks with traditional family values, moral decency, self-direction, and responsibility for one's own destiny is held as the American dream. We don't feel that someone else's hard work, values, or success MUST be shared by demand of the government, nor do we think that compassion for those who suffer is a bad thing. You are part of a family of Freepers who believe in the Declaration of Independence, and the U.S. Constitution (as intended in original Framers' words), and not contorted interpretations by agenda-driven, guilt-ridden, politically-correct utopians who want THEIR ideas for a "different" America to be forced on us all.

Welcome to the fray!