Dirty money?

The conflict in Northern Ireland has been reborn, between the terrorists and the victims. The hatred is yet there. The people who lost their family and friends are finally getting a symbolic amount of money, compensation. But now they have to face the fact that everyone who lost someone will receive the amount of damages- even the terrorists’ family. Of course that will create debate and displeasure from the victims’ family.

I understand why they react so strongly and refuse to accept the money. They are angry, hurt and doesn’t want to compare themselves with those who knew those horrible and cruel people. How on earth could the Government put them in the same position? We wouldn’t accept to give money to the families of the terrorists who attacked the Twin Towers. But why is that so bad? Were they meaner? I think it can be harder because they live in another part of the world- not in the neighbourhood.

Well, aren’t we all equal? Even though a father and husband was a terrorist and a murderer doesn’t mean his children and family are the same. They have too lost a family member and probably miss him as much as the other families do. It is as the Lord Eames says: There’s no difference in a mother’s tears. Therefore, the only right thing to do is to give all of them money.