Jury Can Hear Part of Flight 93 Tape

Finally ! One less " Conspiracy " about Flight 93 !

Jury Can Hear Part of Flight 93 Tape

NEW YORK - The dramatic final moments of United Airlines Flight 93 that were captured on a cockpit voice recorder can be played for a jury at the first trial stemming from lawsuits filed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a judge ruled Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein ruled that jurors can't listen to the entire tape but can hear portions that the hijacked passengers may have heard.

[edit on 9-13-2007 by worldwatcher]

Originally posted by gen.disaray
The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, which Congress set up after the attacks, has paid $6 billion to 2,880 families of those who died, representing 97 percent of the families, the judge said. The fund also has dispensed more than $1 billion to 2,680 injured victims.

What? 6 billion to 2,880 families? That's $2,083,333 each family. For what? Having your family member in the wrong place at the wrong time? I mean no disrespect to the victims families but, come on. Why?

But the injured victims themselves only get $373,134 each? Something's wrong here.

I'm all for compensation but to give each family over 2 million is obsurd IMO.