Soldiers compensation
Does anybody (Anne Keen?) have an explanation, why a 13 year old Iraqi boy is paid £2,000,0000 compensation for a serious injury, when a soldiers weapon went off, and accidently hit him in the spine. Although he deserves to be looked after for the rest of his life with a substantial payment, to enable him to have this care, why aren't our service people treated in the same way? His family are also expected to receive a substantial payment in additionThe sum is far higher than anything paid to British soldiers injured in combat and its payment is likely to reignite controversy about the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.Under the scheme, the maximum payout an individual can receive is £285,000 and many soldiers do not even receive that, despite suffering horrific injuries. Royal Marine Mark Ormrod, 24, was blown up by a land mine on patrol in Helmand province. He lost an arm and both legs but was only offered £214,000 in compensation. Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, 23, was left with 37 injuries including severe brain damage, speech loss and the amputation of both legs after an explosion in Afghanistan He was awarded £152,150 What a lovely, grateful, caring compassionate lot they are at the MOD, who send our lads out to do their dirty work, and then treat them abysmally when they are injuredDo their relatives get a payment for the trauma of seeing their loved ones maimed?
Andrew Michael John Atkinson ● 6312d16 Comments