# Would You Accept "Blood Money" As Compensation For A Crime Against You (Or A Loved One)?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 12, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-blood-money-as-compensation-for-a-crime-against-you-or-a-loved-one/712475 "2015-02-12T15:16:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-blood-money-as-compensation-for-a-crime-against-you-or-a-loved-one/712475/21 "2015-02-12T20:58:37Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> I don’t know. In both cases we’re saying somebody did something wrong, caused a death, and is being required to pay the family of the deceased what that person’s life was worth. These seem to be the important factors. The legal procedures used seem more like details.

It’s certainly an important distinction in American law. Almost any civil suit in US can be settled with cash – with criminal cases, not so much.

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