State Offers Settlement To Families Of The Va. Tech Victims

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).