The Star Wars spoiler was so unnecessary.
Want a Viking funeral? Only state that allows it is Colorado
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#12Why is the government involved in this, again?
Presumably because it's in the public interest to ensure bodies are properly disposed?
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#13Why is the government involved in this, again?
Well, I think there is some level of regulation that should be in place. For instance, if I live on a small property next to another small property, it would have a pretty negative impact on me if my neighbor decided they wanted to leave their dead relatives in the open on a corner of the property abutting mine.
Obviously that’s an extreme scenario. I generally agree with you that burial is over-regulated (c.f. human composting) but there should be some ground rules in place.
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#14Why is the government involved in this, again?
Because the government is just a proxy for the will of the people, and the people don't like icky things and thoughts. And mishandled corpses are very icky to see and think about.
It's the same reason the government has a history of getting involved in people's bedrooms.
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#15The Star Wars spoiler was so unnecessary.
I think "the bad guy dies at the end" is mild enough to be outside the statute of limitations for a 40 year old movie.
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#16Why is the government involved in this, again?
You're asking why there's a law against setting a boat on fire and casting it adrift on a waterway? I feel like that one speaks for itself frankly. In general most ways of burning a body on a floating boat aren't safe to other people, and there hasn't been enough demand to carve out rules for a safe way to do it.
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#17Sue the other states for obstructing religious freedom. After all, Michigan permits animal sacrifices.
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#18No state allows my preferred method of burial, which is to have my body and treasure entombed in a multi-level dungeon full of traps and monsters.
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#19The Star Wars spoiler was so unnecessary.
Turns out he's Luke's father as well. Cope and seethe.
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#20Why is the government involved in this, again?
Because the government is just a proxy for the will of the people, and the people don't like icky things and thoughts. And mishandled corpses are very icky to see and think about. It's the same reason the government has a history of getting involved in people's bedrooms.
You referring to the disposal of human bodies as icky makes it clear that you aren’t familiar with the very real public health consequences that can arise from unhygienic disposal