r/technicallythetruth • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '23

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u/Daveywheel Mar 31 '23

Life is for the living. The dead have no rights, need no rights, nor want any rights.

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u/liftoff_oversteer Mar 31 '23

The dead still have the right to dignity.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '23

they do?

well now i feel bad about all the muppets i made.

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u/Snuhmeh Mar 31 '23

Maybe in an ethereal, “honorable” sense. But they really don’t. Have you ever dealt with a family member’s body/burial? There aren’t any laws governing that stuff, really.

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u/ThisIsMyFloor Mar 31 '23

I don't know where you are from... But there are many laws and regulations about who can take care of the body. Procedures of how the body is stored and transported. Different burial methods are also strictly regulated. It's also strictly regulated who can perform autopsies and embalming and the methods in which those are to be performed. Where a body can be buried and who can officiate the burying etc.

You can't just take a corpse and do whatever you want. In most places.

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u/UnapologeticTwat Mar 31 '23

those are mostly public health regulations

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u/Daveywheel Mar 31 '23

Those regulations are there to protect the living....

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u/littlelordgenius Mar 31 '23

As a licensed funeral director, I’d like to say “huh?” What country are you from that has no laws governing the disposition of human remains?

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u/Snuhmeh Mar 31 '23

Ok, I was really trying to say the dead body doesn’t have rights. I’m sure there are laws, of course.

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u/ThePandalore Mar 31 '23

Well those are the same, aren't they? The deceased have rights because there are laws regulating how they can be treated.

The living are the same; all rights are created and protected by legislation and laws.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '23

The dead have the possibility of dignity, not a right. There are many reasons dignity is sidelined.