You said -- "One of my duties as a father and husband is to protect my family. And so I shall."
By all means -- do so! I'm sure you have the hearty approval of everyone. It's too bad that others (like that father above) don't take it as seriously (by some of his deficient actions towards his daughter).
But, if you choose to do so illegally -- well, your friends will be visiting you in jail, as society will find it necessary to put you there. And, I'm sure your kids and wife will not mind visiting you there either.
Regards,
Star Traveler
I'm not justifying what this guy did but I guess he could reconcile himself to the fact that it's better for his daughter to visit him in jail than it is for him to visit her in the morgue.