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The state is offering a
settlement to the families of the Virginia Tech slaughter of approximately
$100,000 for each of them if they accept to drop any legal charge against the government
and Virginia Tech, the family of a victim said on Monday night.
Almost one year after the
terrible incident, the lawyers on both sides met to discuss the agreement, but
the victims were asked not to disclose any details on it, and that is why the
source chose to remain anonymous.
The families of the 32 victims
have already received financial support from an $8 million fund, made up of
private donations and they have until April 16 to sue the state and the
university, and until March 31 to accept the $100,000, the Associated Press
reports.
The families of those injured in
the massacre are also be included in the settlement, with an $800,000 fund
created for them. At the same time, the state reportedly included in the
settlement medical and counseling insurances for the families.
Not everyone seems to be happy
with the settling, and some might chose to take legal actions instead of the
money, but that still remains to be seen.
The state and the university
face legal actions after the families of the victims started to raise questions
on the degree of negligence in Virginia Tech student Seung Hui Cho’s mental
disorder, which would have prevented the massacre from happening, and
furthermore, why they chose not to close the campus the minute they found out a
madman with a gun was out there, which might have reduced the number of
casualties.
On April 16, Seung-Hui Cho
killed 32 people, wounded 27 and killed himself in an insane attack that marked
Virginia Tech’s history forever. Ever since the attack, numerous questions have
been asked on the necessity of psychological evaluation and the right to own a
gun (which is also related to other incidents).
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