123 School Work

Next of Kin

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  Imagine yourself a mother or father of a living son and/or daughter and
  finding out about the untimely, tragic demise of your much loved one
  only upon walking inside the coroner's office and seeing for yourself
  your beloved on a table being cut open. Devastating, isn't it? Well, it
  has happened already to Debbie Fountain's family and countless other
  grieving families, and will continue to happen unless you and I do
  something about it.
  
  You see, in the state of Florida, there is no law that mandates that law
  enforcement agencies such as the Sheriffs office or the coroners office
  notify the next of kin in the event of a death. Being notified of such
  is only a courtesy that, sometimes, police officials and examiners do
  extend to families but not always; they are NOT required to do so by
  law. A coroner can freely begin performing an autopsy on the deceased
  without having first notified the next of kin of the situation. For
  example, Debbie Fountain was never told by police officials that her
  son, Nieves, had died and that his body was in the process of being
  processed by the coroner.
  
  For this reason an online petition has been started and a web site was
  created for you to offer your support in adding a law that requires law
  enforcement to notify the next of kin in the event of a death. Showing
  your support by visiting the web site and entering your name will be
  instrumental in getting our Florida legislators to re-examine law
  enforcement protocols and immediately add a law that mandates for next
  of kin notification by police officials. Other states have such a law;
  it is considered barbaric and uncivilized not to...