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Rachel Morningstar Foundation
In the memory of Rachel Hoffman, her parents have established the Rachel Morningstar Foundation, the goal of which is to pass a law requiring legal advice to be sought before a civilian can consent to undercover work. They will also work to decriminalize marijuana in Florida.

Go Rachel.

Rachel Hoffman's dad wants a change
He's got an interesting idea. Every time some young person dies in a tragic situation, lawmakers seem to rush to make a law named after that youth that increases penalties or outlaws more things.

Irv Hoffman, however, wants "Rachel's Law" to bar police from enlisting young people in their drug war.

Gov. Charlie Crist said he was open to hearing Hoffman's suggestions.

''Anything he would have to say, we would take very seriously,'' Crist said.

The interesting part is when law enforcement will have to step forward and argue that they can't fight the drug war without putting civilians at risk.

Young Woman Busted for Pot Gets Killed Acting as Police Informant
by Stephanie Garry, Tampa Bay (15 May, 2008)



Irv Hoffman and Margie Weiss wondered Friday how their only child went from police informer to murder victim. Rachel Hoffman, 23, who grew up in Pinellas County and recently graduated from Florida State University, was found dead in a rural area near Tallahassee two days after she disappeared while helping police with a narcotics investigation. full story

	Ken Gorman Ken Gorman, Our Gov