JUSTYCE’S LAW: Make It a Crime to Knowingly Ignore a Credible Suicide Warning

A Mother’s Fight for Accountability, Action, and Suicide Prevention

My name is Crystal Connors, and on October 13, 2026, my world was shattered when I lost my 18-year-old son, Justyce Connors, to suicide.

Justyce was a United States Navy sailor, a son, a brother, a friend, and a young man with an entire future ahead of him. He had dreams. He had goals. He had a family who loved him beyond words.

And now he is gone.

As his mother, I am left with questions that no parent should ever have to ask.

What happens when someone tells another person that they are considering ending their life? What responsibility does the person receiving that warning have? And why should knowingly ignoring a credible warning carry no automatic legal consequence?

I am calling for the creation of JUSTYCE’S LAW.

This proposed legislation would establish a legal duty to take reasonable action when someone knowingly receives a credible warning that another person is at imminent risk of suicide.

I am asking lawmakers to establish: A legal duty to act. Anyone who knowingly receives a credible warning of imminent suicidal intent must take reasonable steps to obtain help.

Mandatory emergency intervention or notification. Reasonable action may include contacting emergency services, notifying an appropriate crisis-response professional, activating an established emergency protocol, or contacting a parent, immediate family member, or trusted relative who can help intervene.
Family notification when appropriate. When someone expresses credible suicidal intent, contacting a parent, guardian, spouse, immediate family member, or trusted relative should be recognized as an important potential lifesaving action, including when the individual at risk is over the age of 18. Such notification must account for safety, applicable privacy laws, and circumstances where contacting family could increase the danger. Family notification alone should not replace emergency assistance when an immediate threat exists.
Criminal accountability. Knowingly and willfully failing to take reasonable action, despite having a genuine opportunity to do so, should be a criminal offense.
Protection for people who act in good faith. No one should be criminally punished simply because they tried to help but could not prevent a tragedy.
Clear standards for accountability. Investigations must examine what the individual knew, when they knew it, whether they could reasonably act, and whether they deliberately failed to do so.

This law should apply to everyone, regardless of their profession, position, or relationship to the person in crisis, subject to carefully defined legal safeguards.

I cannot bring my son back.

I cannot change October 13, 2026.

I cannot give Justyce another tomorrow.

But I can fight to make sure his name stands for something that may save another person’s life.

I am asking Florida lawmakers and members of Congress to consider legislation establishing criminal accountability for the knowing and willful failure to respond to credible warnings of imminent suicide.

If someone reaches out for help, their warning deserves to be taken seriously.

If someone knows a life is in immediate danger, doing nothing should not be treated as though nothing happened.

Sometimes one phone call to a mother, father, sibling, or trusted family member could be the difference between life and death. That call deserves to be made when it is safe and appropriate.

Please sign this petition in honor of Justyce Connors and every family who has lost someone to suicide.

Let Justyce’s name become a reason someone else’s cry for help is answered.

With love, heartbreak, and determination,

Crystal Connors

Proud mother of FN Justyce Connors, United States Navy

June 10, 2008 – October 13, 2026

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