It takes a tragedy to identify a problem

The Franklin Independent Journal recently posted a story about trying to help a family in need. Some people are focusing on criticism rather than assistance because it affects their candidate. Clearly we can all agree there is a problem and it needs to get fixed before it happens to another family.

The city of Franklin can spend hundred of thousands of dollars for surveys, but it can't take a kind Christian hand and help a family in need at a tragic moment in their life. Apparently there is a city policy in place when an employee passes away, their family's heath insurance is terminated at the end of the month. But the policy does not have common sense. In this case, Detective Liermann passed on March 25. His family's health insurance ended on the day of his funeral, March 31. This tragedy helped to identify a fault in the system.

If we close our eyes to problems, they never go away. They will come back to surface another day. Some would prefer to ignore the problem and others want to criticize that a problem was identified rather than fix the issue or extend a helping hand.

Franklin police detective's family needs your help

We received this message, "I don't know if this a story you would be interested in or not, but I hope it is something you can look into. I do not work for the City of Franklin. However it disgusts me to know that the current Mayor has chosen to focus on his upcoming election instead of supporting the family of Franklin Detective Liermann who tragically passed away last week after having served 17 years for the Franklin Police Department. The City leaders including the Mayor have choose to let the families insurance benefits lapse today, the day of he funeral. The Mayor stated to the Chief that he didn't want to get involved and do something that could be used against him in the election. The Chief asked for an extension of health insurance benefits for a period of 1 year which was denied. They then asked for just 2 months so the family could get back on their feet and they again said no. I understand that legally they don't have to cover the family now that Det Liermann is no longer an employee, but this is an epic fail on the part of the city leaders and the current Mayor." 

We will not disclose the author. We feel it is important for you to know the reason and urgency of the matter and why you are reaching out to the family.

A GoFundMe acccount has been set up for Franklin Detective Liermann: https://www.gofundme.com/kevinliermann

We hope you find it in your heart to contribute.