Don’t worry; I got this.
The mining claims on the land make it very valuable, according to TFA it was valued at $13 Million in the 80s
The AF should offer them what the property is *actually* worth, if the AF wasn’t there fucking everything up.
Mining operations aren’t cheap, and evidence says that the Air Force straight up DESTROYED some of their operations, so I’d say that 5.2 million is lowballing what they are owed. Severely.
So, if the government came up to your house, which you have had for 60 years, blew up your garage, exposed you to radiation when claiming it was safe and used gang-land tactics to try and take over your land with hostile intent (from bullying and ‘security checkpoints) and THEN tried to pay you, you’d be like “Sure,…
Land of the free*
Plenty of landowners have fought the government over plans to seize their property. But the Sheahan family of Nevada…
Where did you get the idea that commenters here think that killing a child is okay?
You’re probably right: she probably felt totally helpless.
I hope you know that people like you are part of the problem.
Why not both?
Alas, the byproduct of a dysfunctional mad culture that deifies rage and fear, while dismisses/penalizes vulnerability and empathy. :(
I would say it’s more the social support system that is broken, rather than the medical system.
they had managed to raise only $5.
She must have felt so helpless and hopeless. Heartbreaking.
Everything about this is incredibly sad. I wish them both peace...
this is so incredibly sad. the medical system is broken and so is everything else if someone would make this choice.
Finally, the shop I made months ago has context.