Why donate when a policeman is killed?

Question

OK, I'm NOT insensative, but why do people donate money to a policeman's family when he is killed in the line of duty? Doesn't the city carry life insurance on them, and also pay the funeral if killed in the line of duty? Again, I'm not insensative, just ignorant.

Answer 1

Your examples may be true... but : Serving as a policeman is so honorable and so under appreciated. I think it is respectful of the policeman's and his family's sacrifice to donate to a fund for his family.

Answer 2

A friend of mines son, a decorated Marine vet, was KIA while in the line of duty as a LAPD. With all that was left to him, the officers 10 year old son was left with an excess of one million dollars, full health coverage till 21 and guaranteed admission to the University of Calif. of his choice.
Not much compensation for the loss of a father, but a whole lot more than He would have received had his Dad been killed in Somalia, or Iraq, he served in both.

Answer 3

We donate to a policeman's family not because they have no money but to show support for losing the head of the family.
We have donated money to other families who have lost their father. This included a plumber, a book keeper and a bartender. The occupation doesnt matter as much as the fact that they have lost a loved one.

Answer 4

People donate for a lot of reasons, this is just one good one. Ever hear of Katrina, 9/11 and the like? Even with insurance there is a huge loss.

Answer 5

I am under the assumption that policemen don't get paid very much. If they don't get paid very much, then their family probably doesn't collect very much life insurance. So perhaps this is one time when we actually acknowledge that their profession is worth more than what they get paid.

It's also probably a carry-over from back when police were all men, and had stay-at-home wives. It's assumed the wife can't support herself, so there's a tradition to give her money.

Answer 6

I've heard of lots of people donating to family members of lost loved ones in many different lines of work, not just police. I think it is just a show of respect & sympathy to the family.

Answer 7

The survivor benefits are not very good, in fact in some areas they are non-existent. Understand that the officer who died went to work one day and did not come home. It is unreasonable to have the widow have to worry about bills and other expenses until the grieving process is over, it is human compassion to try and ease the survivors burden.

Answer 8

Why do you anticipate that all and sundry (or perhaps maximum) of the policemen there are there on the taxpayer's dime? a lot of officers are going on their very own to pay tribute to the fallen officers. except you have counsel that asserts that the taxpayers are paying to deliver them, I doubt that it particularly is genuine in any respect. And for those companies that are sending officers around the country, it particularly is a controversy for the taxpayers of each man or woman locality to confirm if it particularly is how they % their funds spent. they might constantly call and whinge...

Answer 9

life insurance probably isn't that much , I would donate just as a sign of respect for a person that dies while keeping me safe . But you are probably right , financially the family is probably ok

Answer 10

if it is like security was they carry no inc. for members but have workers take out a small one which was a total of nothing help to me or my daughter or her child plus no donations i know of like the war they call it in action most all inc will buckle on it.