[HairOfTheDog]

Everyone here (except one poster) is assuming a criminal investigation is happening, though... There isn't anything in the post that indicates that. How sad it would be to hassle officers tasked with the uncomfortable job of notifying a next of kin about a death.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

My point exactly.
Of course, I would bet that the rest of the posters here would label the cop as "rude, crass, and unfeeling" if the scenario went something like this:

Officer #1: "Ms. Doe?"
Jane Doe: "Yes, may I help you?"
Officer #1: "Ms. Doe, may we come in please?"
Jane Doe: "Why?"
Officer #1: "I would prefer it if we could speak to you inside please."
Jane Doe: "No you may not come inside. Not without a warrant."
Officer #1: "Very well ma'm. Your husband/son/daughter was just killed in an auto accident. Whenever it is convenient for you, you may go to the Coroner’s office to identify the remains. I'm sorry for your loss. Good-bye."

But like I said, I don't have an irrational distrust for the police.

[Travis McGee]

How sad it would be to hassle officers tasked with the uncomfortable job of notifying a next of kin about a death.

Notify me on the porch. Sorry Hair, but I ain't signing up for a possible "pretext" entry where possibly corrupt LEOs will "see evidence of drugs in plain sight" (after they drop a small glasine vial of crack on the floor) leading to "probable cause" for a search where they will "find" more drugs, an illegal firearm part the size of a nail cliiper or something else on their way to a shakedown.

If you don't think that this happens, you have not been paying attention.

If it is really a genuine "next of kin" death notice visit, they should come with my priest or rabbi or at least my next door neighbor. Cops just showing up and "asking to be invited" inside is BS.

This is a pretext version of the "consent search" whereby armed cops "ask" to search your car, and if you do not "freely volunteer" you will spend the next 5 hours roadside minimum.

When always giving "consent" to armed police becomes virtually mandatory, the 4th amd means nothing and we are on our way to a police state. By NOT giving "consent" to every armed policeman who wants to give you a search, you are helping to preserve the 4th amd. By rolling over every time, you are helping to trash it.