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   JTEM  posted:   
   > On 1/14/26 4:48 PM, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   > > JTEM  posted:   
   > >>   
   > >> As a lover of history, I probably have a different   
   > >> perspective. I bet we all agree that this is WRONG,   
   > >> but what I wander about is anyone's reasoning.   
   > >>   
   > >> WHY is this wrong?   
   > >   
   > > It's wrong for a number of reasons. It's stealing,   
   > > it's vandalism, and it's desecration of something   
   > > that is important to the families of the departed.   
   > > I'm sure there are even more reasons, including   
   > > religious ones that you might not think matter.   
   >   
   > I mentioned my love of history for a reason. It was a   
   > hint. Though I agree with you that this guy is a total   
   > sicko and needs to be locked up -- probably inside of   
   > a mental ward. He didn't just rob graves for profit, it   
   > seems an obsession for him!   
   >   
   > Anyway, archaeologists dig up graves all the time. This   
   > includes CHRISTIAN graves! And the biggest difference in   
   > my mind is what you said with:   
   >   
   > "desecration of something that is important to the families   
   > of the departed."   
   >   
   > It's very plausible that ALL the graves he robbed have   
   > living family. It's extremely improbably that most of them   
   > would not. So let's just play it safe and say that MOST of   
   > the graves he desecrated have living relatives.   
   >   
   > NOTE:  It's not just the graves opened. Imagine a family   
   > member coming in from L.A. and stopping by the parents   
   > or grandparents grave, passing one opened and/or vandalized   
   > grave after another. Even if their relative's grave is   
   > untouched, their space, their surroundings have been   
   > degraded even as their security has been cast in doubt.   
      
   I agree with all of what you wrote in this post.   
   >   
   > > Robbing is stealing. Stealing is wrong in any   
   > > context.   
   >   
   > I agree that it's wrong but sometimes it's not. Archaeologist   
   > do it all the time. But they are NOT treasure hunting and there   
   > are no known relatives of the remains.   
      
   Also, I'm pretty sure they need to get permits from   
   some government agency (wherever they are) to do that   
   kind of digging. So they're not violating the law,   
   though some people would probably still say it's wrong   
   to disturb those burial sites.   
      
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