There is a story on CNN HERE about three college kids killed in a car crash.
While that alone is depressing, and my sympathy's go out to the parents, read it and see what their families are doing to pay off the kids debt. In our country folks don't care and run for the bail out money, let their homes be foreclosed on, and for years spent without a care and then went bankrupt to avoid paying. . .
These folks are poor, and they still know they have to pay off the debt. They don't make excuse, and are actually upset by the fact they can't pay and they have a good reason.
Who are we to wine about paying our bills when we don't have a good reason. . . . It shows how far we have fell. There was a time when folks here would have felt the same way. . . . how do we get back there?
20 comments:
Only in America.
Thank you for your wonderful post.
I too have the deepest sympathy towards these 3 unfortunate families. And the parents' efforts to pay off the debts speak volume of their responsibility. We all should learn from them.
May God bless them.
the US has very little time left
Maybe the school can set up an account for donations so these families can recoup some of their money. This seems like a more worthy cause than donating to the OctoMom!
I'm sending in $20. Wishing I could help more, but I'm just getting by, like everyone else. Thanks for the touching story. May God bless them & give them strength to go on.
I can only assume they did not have an"underinsured" rider on their policy. It would have helped them at least collect from their own insurance company for their loss, since the guilty driver had no insurance.
Why did they come to America? The same reason many do - for an education and a shot at a better life either here or in their homeland. They came here legally so I don't begrudge them the schooling or anything else. This is a tragedy that shows how bad our traffic laws are, and how much personal responsibility we have given up.
Recently here in the states, we hear of news how a man kills his entire family and himself because he just lost his job. This sad story must remind everyone it's more than just about "me, me, me".
Where did you send your donation too. Did the school set up an organization? Do you have a link?
sorry, but i disagree with most of you. There can be NOTHING in life worse then losing a child. SO when the article says that that is just the beginning, it's not...It is the story. And yes, it's tragic and sad, but it doesn't mean that these people should profit from this, and I think, in the end, that's what will happen. If they were so proud they wouldn't be here begging for money
I don't know that they have asked for a cent of donations. They have found out that this guy can take their kids, and not have any insurance so anything the courts award is meaningless as the guy has no money.
There is nothing worse than losing a child, and they do not seem to be trying to profit from it. This is a story telling of the loss and how the drive that caused it is not paying for his actions
This is a travesty – not only have they lost their only children, but now they also have to worry about how to pay people back the money borrowed to put the children through college. I certainly hope some of the wealthy people in this country can come together and lift the burden off these people’s shoulders.
God Bless you.
A) Clearly, they want a hand out from sympathetic readers.
B) We don't really CARE how you do it in China. Our culture is different. We don't believe children rack up a never ending bill from the moment they're born. Oh, by the way, who paid for your ticket and passport to come to America? Oh, that's right. AMERICA did! You already got your hand-out.
"They've collectively received about $19,000 from a state victim's fund and $22,000 from a charitable fund established by Urbana University. Another fund set up by the university collected about $36,000, but much of the money went toward the families' funeral and travel bills."
That's roughly $13,666 each. That's 93,385.42 Yuan. Each!
C) You want justice? Go shoot the scum in the head. The family that raised him too. That's your justice. I agree, he should have never been allowed in a car but there are no laws that allow anyone to stop drunks from killing again and again. Afterall, all of ya'll drink and love to say, "There but for the grace of god, go I." Nice.
WTF is wrong with some of you people? Is this showing how Americans really are? Where is the compassion? You should seriously consider going after your own parents for creating such a nasty creature. I am ashamed on your behalf.
God bless these people who have lost their children.
To the poster looking for donation information, this information is listed on the same news article on cnn, but here it is:
PS: I am sending in $200.00.
Want To Help?
Urbana University has collected thousands of dollars for the families of Xue Bing, Bian Jin and Sun Yan and will maintain a charitable fund indefinitely. Those interested in helping the families can send donations to:
c/o Jim Wilson
Office of Development
Urbana University
579 College Way
Urbana, Ohio 43078
(Sigh.) Once again, I'm so proud to be an American. Yeah, yeah, if you don't like it leave. At this point, would that I could. I would feel safer in a place that has rules, and abides by them.
To the poster asking for donation information, it was listed on the original cnn news article, here it is. I have sent this to all my friends and ask them to make a donation. I am sending in $200 myself.
Want To Help?
Urbana University has collected thousands of dollars for the families of Xue Bing, Bian Jin and Sun Yan and will maintain a charitable fund indefinitely. Those interested in helping the families can send donations to:
c/o Jim Wilson
Office of Development
Urbana University
579 College Way
Urbana, Ohio 43078
I am very sorry that those kids lost their lives. It is tragic. There is no way the government is responsible to pay them for the money they put out to send their children to a university here. Maybe they should request THEIR government give them the money in exchange for only being allowed to have one child!
Before any of you bleeding hearts say anything - my brother was murdered and my family paid for the funeral and paid his remaining bills and we didn't ask the government, the perp or anyone else to pay for that.
They took the financial responsibility and they chose to send their kids to this country. They have to deal with the laws and results as sad as that is.
They just lost their only child.. they couldn't care less about making a profit. Even in the hardest of times, the parents are still putting others before themselves. That is, they're trying their hardest to get enough money to pay back the friends and family who they have borrowed money from... I don't they they care about their own lives anymore because their sole purpose was to make the best life for their child. So sad.
I think the lesson from this accident is that you should never be complacent about your surroundings, even if you're at a stoplight. Always leave some room in front of you so you can skedaddle if you see a car barreling at you from a totally unexpected direction. At this speed (98 mph), I don't think it would have mattered if the victims' car were a Chevy Suburban instead of a Ford Taurus - it would have been mashed. The only way to have stayed alive would have been to get out of the way.
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