Why Do Disaster Relatives Need To Be So Greedy?
I understand that it is horrible when a loved one is injured or killed in an accident, or some other tragedy. But I do not understand exactly when or why it became acceptable to replace that loved one with as much money as we can possibly get our hands on. It is especially amazing to me when those relatives come to the conclusion that Money = Loved One so quickly. The day after the airplane goes down, the relatives are lining up to sue everyone that ever had anything to do with that aircraft.
The same is true of the relatives of those lost on 9/11, or those that were horribly injured in a railroad derailment, or those that had a building collapse on them. It seems to trigger a curious kind of disembodied greed. First the survivors say that nothing can bring back the relative that they lost. Then they sue for the big bucks. Then they spend years in court trying to make themselves as rich as possible. Only the phrase they used first involves significant human decency or reasonable ethics. Read more
