No money brings back the loved one's who died in this tragic accident. It would be much better to pay to the families monthly payments in accordance with their particular needs. Getting a lot of money in one payment will lead to unnecessary spending sprees for many people who never had a lot of money, not a good idea!
Sandra Kral - 3 years ago
I have to agree with George. Although I voted no, I feel that if someone who died was supporting a family, 2 million pesos won't be enough to help the remaining family for more than 10 years (counting on inflation), And family can mean more than just spouse and children. Many folks support an extended fancily., And that's not counting funeral expenses. And the loss of a loved one, there is no price you can set on that.
Jim H. - 3 years ago
Money is insignificant to those who died.
Jerome Petruk - 3 years ago
2 million pesos is slightly more than $100,000 usd. Considering 79 injured and 26 deceased, if each was awarded this, the total would be $10,500,000 usd.
Remember, the purpose of liability is not only to compensate the innocent for the loss of life, but also to punish the offending for the crime. It is likely a crime of construction omission was committed given this collapse of the newest line in the CDMX system.
Brad Boner - 3 years ago
Dying is forever; money isn't...
George - 3 years ago
Really just depends on the individual who died. If he were a young bread winner for a family in Mexico City, that won’t really last that long. If the person was elderly/retired, a windfall for the estate.
Jeff H - 3 years ago
Outsiders can't weigh in on what's fair to a family. No amount may be "fair". Civilly, there is a range in most countries for what a government pay for accidents. But no one outside any family who has suffered the loss of an immediate family member can say what is fair to that family.
No money brings back the loved one's who died in this tragic accident. It would be much better to pay to the families monthly payments in accordance with their particular needs. Getting a lot of money in one payment will lead to unnecessary spending sprees for many people who never had a lot of money, not a good idea!
I have to agree with George. Although I voted no, I feel that if someone who died was supporting a family, 2 million pesos won't be enough to help the remaining family for more than 10 years (counting on inflation), And family can mean more than just spouse and children. Many folks support an extended fancily., And that's not counting funeral expenses. And the loss of a loved one, there is no price you can set on that.
Money is insignificant to those who died.
2 million pesos is slightly more than $100,000 usd. Considering 79 injured and 26 deceased, if each was awarded this, the total would be $10,500,000 usd.
Remember, the purpose of liability is not only to compensate the innocent for the loss of life, but also to punish the offending for the crime. It is likely a crime of construction omission was committed given this collapse of the newest line in the CDMX system.
Dying is forever; money isn't...
Really just depends on the individual who died. If he were a young bread winner for a family in Mexico City, that won’t really last that long. If the person was elderly/retired, a windfall for the estate.
Outsiders can't weigh in on what's fair to a family. No amount may be "fair". Civilly, there is a range in most countries for what a government pay for accidents. But no one outside any family who has suffered the loss of an immediate family member can say what is fair to that family.