http://www.nypost.com/seven/09092007/news/regionalnews/families_fume_at_callous_judge.htm">FAMILIES FUME AT 'CALLOUS' JUDGE
Some of the 41 families who refused 9/11 compensation to press lawsuits against airlines are furious at remarks by the presiding judge, who hopes they will give up their day in court - if the price is right.
Manhattan federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein says the die-hard 9/11 families should settle for cash and move on.
"Money is the universal lubricant," Hellerstein said, admitting his comments were "crass."
"Each of us has a choice: Either to never forget that pain and have it ever present in our lives, or to fashion a life beyond the pain," the judge said at a recent hearing.
"Somehow, we need to get past Sept. 11, 2001, as a country and individually."
His comments angered the holdouts who want to hold the airlines accountable for the ease with which 19 terrorist killers boarded four planes.
"It bothers me a great deal that someone in charge of this trial has become so cynical," fumed Mike Low, the dad of a flight attendant aboard American Airlines Flight 11, the first to crash into the World Trade Center
"He can't understand our loss. He sees the solution in a very cold and pragmatic way - in dollars and cents. He thinks everybody should take the money and go away."
Low's daughter, Sara, 29, spent her last moments calming terrified passengers and helping crewmates call in reports of the hijacking.
"Sara was murdered on 9/11. Her voice is silent, so I must speak for my daughter," Low said.
Have we forgotten about these families?