Alright ill be an *******. Why do his kids deserve a fund raising more than any other families of car crash victims? In fact ill go as far as to say that with him being a LEO, he has left a nice chunk of change, nicer than average joe would. Union and all that jazz.
Everybody's got their mother****ing hand out lately.
i know someone whose dad died on duty due to natural causes. financially his family is doing just fine.
i have to agree, it does not make his family more deserving just because he was a police officer, look at all the other deaths there are every day with no fundraisers.
also, lets not forget most motor vehicle policies have a death benefit that would get paid out.
from IBC:
http://www.ibc.ca/en/Car_Insurance/documents/brochure/Accident_Benefits_Cvrg_ON.pdf
HOW MUCH CAN YOU RECEIVE?
The amount of the death benefit you will receive depends on your
particular situation.
If you are the spouse of a person killed in the motor vehicle collision,
you may be entitled to a payment of $25,000, or $50,000 if the additional
death and funeral benefit was purchased. If the deceased person had no
spouse, the dependants of the deceased person will be entitled to share
$25,000 equally.
In addition, if you were dependent on the person who died, or if the
person who died was obliged under a domestic contract or court order
to provide support to you, you will be entitled to a benefit of $10,000,
or $20,000 if the additional death and funeral benefit was purchased.
If a dependant died as a result of a motor vehicle collision, the $10,000
payment will be made to the dependant’s financial support or care
provider or, in the case that this individual has died, to the spouse of the
financial support or care provider if the spouse was the primary caregiver
of the dependant. If the financial support or care provider and spouse
do not survive for 30 days after the collision, the $10,000 is shared by all
dependants who survive for these 30 days.
Funeral expenses are reimbursed to a maximum of $6,000, or $8,000 if
the additional death and funeral benefit was purchased."
Its called having insurance and being a responsible adult with children. With that being said, Unions have strong hand in peoples benefits and thats why i said that family will already be well compensated for their loss. Would you guys feel the same if a well known millionaire is killed in an accident and his family had their hand out?
As for the other persons comment. No, according to labour board, travelling to work is seen as part of the work and benefits are the same as being injured at work.
100% correct, in fact car insurance companies will push part of their claim onto the employers benefits if they find out they were driving to or from work, or out for lunch while at work.
