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Geddi Born and Bred Local

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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:16 am Post subject: |
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Block: not too painful, was it? :lol:
I am of the view that compensation should be in balance and should not drag on nor do more harm than the original bad thing.
There are still groups chasing a third and even fourth compensation settlement from Germany, Switzerland and France for the holocaust victims (very controversial among the holocaust survivors themselves).
I wonder what time limit should be taken as reasonable? Could I, as being partly from Denmark, insist I go to East Denmark and settle, for example?
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rosco Born and Bred Local

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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:47 am Post subject: |
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| Geddi wrote: | Block: not too painful, was it? :lol:
I am of the view that compensation should be in balance and should not drag on nor do more harm than the original bad thing.
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I agree - there's nothing to be gained by continually pushing for reparations and you risk creating more problems by punishing people for something they had nothing to do with. |
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Local lass Calnetalk Oracle

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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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Its like the story of the soilder who shot a iraqi and he ended up paralysed ,so he came to the uk and sued for well over a million pounds.and he won. :shock:
that is just disgusting . |
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Geddi Born and Bred Local

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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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Local Lass: That case of the Iraqi is a bit different really.
It's something which is part of an ongoing situation, not something which happened decades or centuries ago. When someone gets shot in the spine, or run over, or poisoned or whatever, by someone who is part of a corporate situation, the corporation should rightly pay up if they are at fault. Or are you totally against suing people at all? _________________ Democracy is dead. |
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rosco Born and Bred Local

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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Local lass wrote: | Its like the story of the soilder who shot a iraqi and he ended up paralysed ,so he came to the uk and sued for well over a million pounds.and he won. :shock:
that is just disgusting . |
Why do you say that? How would you feel if a foreign power came and occupied your country, and shot people you knew - would you think them saying 'sorry' was enough? |
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kathy27 Born and Bred Local

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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 6:41 am Post subject: |
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When you sign up to any of the forces, you know there is a chance you may be sent to war.......to kill people, ok sometimes you might miss or just hurt someone but thats war, its a job you signed up for and what you get paid to do. |
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Geddi Born and Bred Local

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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 11:13 am Post subject: |
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Kathy: Are you saying that the man who came to UK from Iraq was wrong or right to be be paid £1 million in compensation for being shot by a British soldier? _________________ Democracy is dead. |
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kathy27 Born and Bred Local

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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Wrong...... what would happen if every one that had been shot by a soldier during the war tried to claim compensation.......
do you think when we go to war, the men/women are sent to play table tennis!! |
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rosco Born and Bred Local

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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| kathy27 wrote: | Wrong...... what would happen if every one that had been shot by a soldier during the war tried to claim compensation.......
do you think when we go to war, the men/women are sent to play table tennis!! |
What war? |
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Geddi Born and Bred Local

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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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Kathy: Are you saying that civilians who get killed by soldiers in the civilian's own country is ok? The soldier should be allowed to do this and no consequences? Are you saying that when a country invades another country the invading troops can kill whoever they wish to and get away with it?
If you are saying this then I quite positively have little more to say to you. _________________ Democracy is dead. |
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