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cleanforever t1_iyv8c92 wrote

Reply to comment by h3mip3nultim4te in Pitt students facing abuse of corpse charges for alleged class incident by WookieeSteakIsChewie

How the fuck does the professional work a funeral director does by request of the family having the funeral even remotely compare to the perversion that is sexual abuse of a corpse. Apples and potatoes. And yes it should be criminally just as it would for anyone NOT in a university that abuses a corpse.

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h3mip3nultim4te t1_iyvltef wrote

There’s nothing in the statute that doesn’t apply to funereal requests, and there’s nothing in the statute that says if the (or some members of the) family request something, it’s not still a basis for liability.

Contrariwise, there is language in the comment to the statute that indicates that it’s reference to authorization by other law means to exempt those engaged in academic settings.

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Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iyx1e69 wrote

I agree that this law is very vague. "Ordinary family sensibilities" is practically meaningless.

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h3mip3nultim4te t1_iyxb8ht wrote

And certainly different today than it was when the law was enacted. And different within families.

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