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Hephaestion
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posted 31 October 2005 09:52 AM      Profile for Hephaestion   Author's Homepage        Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Admiral Duncan gay pub bomb victims uncompensated

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(QD) While victims of the bombing this summer in London began receiving government compensation within three months, survivors of a 1999 bombing in Soho are still awaiting compensation more than six years later.

Why? That's right, they're gay. The bombing was a homophobic attack on the Admiral Duncan pub and among those yet to receive their full entitlement by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority are victims who lost both legs and sustained very serious burns. Lawyers representing the Soho bombing survivors say it's inexplicable that victims of terrorist atrocities should be treated differently. They're right, especially when three died and 117 were injured in the gay bar blast.

[ 31 October 2005: Message edited by: Hephaestion ]


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Crippled_Newsie
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posted 31 October 2005 09:58 AM      Profile for Crippled_Newsie     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Hephaestion:
"Lawyers representing the Soho bombing survivors say it's inexplicable that victims of terrorist atrocities should be treated differently."

So... the bombing of a gay pub is not a terrorist atrocity? Coulda fooled me.


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skdadl
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posted 31 October 2005 10:04 AM      Profile for skdadl     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Six years?!? Six years?!? I really would like to know how that is justified. Publicly, I mean.
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voice of the damned
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posted 31 October 2005 10:17 AM      Profile for voice of the damned     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I agree, if they're gonna compensate the 2005 bombing vicitms, they should probably compensate the people from the bar as well.

But the larger question is: why should ANY terrorist victims get government compensation anyway?

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Hephaestion
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posted 31 October 2005 10:20 AM      Profile for Hephaestion   Author's Homepage        Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Because the UK has a "Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority" program, that's why. There are similar programs in Canada, as well.
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Ichy Smith
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posted 31 October 2005 10:59 AM      Profile for Ichy Smith     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by voice of the damned:
I agree, if they're gonna compensate the 2005 bombing vicitms, they should probably compensate the people from the bar as well.

But the larger question is: why should ANY terrorist victims get government compensation anyway?

[ 31 October 2005: Message edited by: voice of the damned ]



Yes perhaps the proper route would be to first sue the bombers, or their estates. and get a judgement there, and then sue the government for "failure to protect".


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Hephaestion
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posted 31 October 2005 11:06 PM      Profile for Hephaestion   Author's Homepage        Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
More on this story....

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LGBT rights groups in Britain want to know why many of those injured in a nail bomb attack on a gay club six years ago have received no compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority while people injured in last summer's terrorist attack on the the transit system have received cash payouts, in some cases in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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When those injured in the terrorist attacks on the London Tube in July did not receive immediate compensation the government was harshly criticized in Parliament. By the end of September the Compensation Authority had paid out claims by those hurt in the bombings.

But, say lawyers for the Admiral Duncan victims, there has been no movement on settling claims for their clients.

"Why has my case not been given special treatment?" asked lawyer Tracey Storey who is representing a man who had both of his legs blow off in the attack on the Soho gay club told The Observer newspaper.

"He was the victim of a horrendous crime and yet they have not even made a first decision," Storey said.

She said her client has had to have prosthetic limbs fitted, and has had to pay all the bills which were not covered under the national health plan. He remains unable to work and is struggling to make ends meet.

A spokesman for the CICA said delays were the result of resolving complex "loss of earnings" issues but could not explain why it was taking six years. Nor could he explain why those injured in the July bombing did not have similar "complex issues".

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