$12 million dollar settlement from the city. Here's why it doesn't matter. Lack of education and knowledge is what keeps poor people poor, not lack of money.

Her family got a windfall settlement, but, as a great philosopher once said: "a little town with money is like a mule with a spinning wheel, no one knows how he got it and danged if he knows how to use it."

Her family will blow through this money, with a speed that will be shocking to people. Anytime you get a lump sum of money, a luxury car is just about the worst thing you can possibly buy. Smart people know that.