Woman gets $4 compensation for Korean War killing

[jimmy olsen]

5,000,000 ₩ would have been more reasonable.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44925930/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/#.Tpw3ZnLnM-o

Woman gets $4 compensation for Korean War killing

updated 27 minutes ago

SEOUL — A South Korean woman has been offered a little over $4 in government compensation for the death of her brother during the 1950-53 Korean War, embarrassing officials who say they were bound by an out-dated law.

The woman was two years old when her brother was killed in combat in 1950, but never knew of his existence until told of his death by a neighbor, local media reported, adding the children's mother has suffered from dementia.

The family had not received any compensation until April when the soldier's sister was awarded 5,000 won ($4.33) under a law in effect during the war.

The presidential Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission has called the decision "incomprehensible" and urged the government to review it.

"We hope that this case will lead to forming a system of adequately compensating the families of Korean War veterans who continue to live with deep pain," the commission said.

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs and the Defense Ministry said a new law was needed to pay more or adjust the sum to incorporate inflation and interest.

Nearly 140,000 South Korean soldiers were killed in combat and as many as 130,000 are missing in action according to the Defense Ministry.

[Ideologue]

So a brother she never knew died fifty years ago?  Fuck, that's worth $4 to me.

[Josquius]

Interesting conclusion- we must adequately compensate  Korean war deaths.
The conclusion I'd have reached would be more -oops, that thing is still in the books? And what idiot thought to follow the law to the letter and insult some random woman?

[Valmy]

So a brother she never knew died fifty years ago?  Fuck, that's worth $4 to me.

Yeah I do not get the big deal.  Discovering I had a previously unknown relative who died in the Korean War would not have me calling the government asking for compensation.  How odd.

[Razgovory]

Is it like a veterans benefits thing?  I imagine lots of people died during the Korea war.  Whole families probably were wiped out and nobody knew what happened to them.

[garbon]

So a brother she never knew died fifty years ago?  Fuck, that's worth $4 to me.

Yeah I do not get the big deal.  Discovering I had a previously unknown relative who died in the Korean War would not have me calling the government asking for compensation.  How odd.

I do wonder how deep her pain could be - although there is likely some pain in discovering that you had a sibling and he's dead.

[KRonn]

Is it like a veterans benefits thing?

That's what I was thinking, or some kind of benefits or govt insurance that go to the family of soldiers killed in battle.

[Ed Anger]

Reminds me of the 5 dollar coupon I got back when Nintendo was accused of price fixing.

[Razgovory]

So a brother she never knew died fifty years ago?  Fuck, that's worth $4 to me.

Yeah I do not get the big deal.  Discovering I had a previously unknown relative who died in the Korean War would not have me calling the government asking for compensation.  How odd.

I do wonder how deep her pain could be - although there is likely some pain in discovering that you had a sibling and he's dead.

It's not so bad.

[garbon]

So a brother she never knew died fifty years ago?  Fuck, that's worth $4 to me.

Yeah I do not get the big deal.  Discovering I had a previously unknown relative who died in the Korean War would not have me calling the government asking for compensation.  How odd.

I do wonder how deep her pain could be - although there is likely some pain in discovering that you had a sibling and he's dead.

It's not so bad.

I'm trying to be generous.

[Neil]

5,000,000 ₩ would have been more reasonable.

Wrong, idiot.

[jimmy olsen]

5,000,000 ₩ would have been more reasonable.

Wrong, idiot.

$4,330 would hardly break the treasury.

[Ideologue]

5,000,000 ₩ would have been more reasonable.

Wrong, idiot.

$4,330 would hardly break the treasury.

I had relatives who died in World War II.  Where is my won?

[jimmy olsen]

5,000,000 ₩ would have been more reasonable.

Wrong, idiot.

$4,330 would hardly break the treasury.

I had relatives who died in World War II.  Where is my won?

Assuming they were American soldiers who died in battle the government paid their family $10,000 in insurance money.

[Neil]

5,000,000 ₩ would have been more reasonable.

Wrong, idiot.

$4,330 would hardly break the treasury.

So what?  She doesn't deserve a dime because some obscure relative she'd never heard of died 60 years ago.  I hope she gets kidnapped by Kim Jong Il and made to work in the North Korean film industry.