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It's the law you didn't know you needed. The Illinois House voted unanimously to outlaw sex with corpses and to make it illegal to move a corpse. If the bill passes, sex with a corpse would be a Class 2 felony with a maximum sentence of seven years in jail. Moving a corpse would be a Class 4 felony with a maximum punishment of three years in jail.
State Rep. Daniel Beiser (D-Alton) is sponsoring the legislation and says, "It's all out of respect for the deceased." Apparently there is no law explicitly banning having sex with a corpse and currently prosecutors charge offenders with "criminal damage to property."
When you think of that, you think of someone going
breaking a mailbox or something similar, Beiser told Illinois Statehouse News. We obviously understand that isnt adequate, that anybody who abuses or mishandles a deceased just demeans the meaning of that persons life."
Expect the all powerful corpse-fucking lobby to fight this hard.
More:
http://chicagoist.com/2012/03/29/illinois_lawmakers_push_to_outlaw_s.php
MORE Govt interference by Democrats! Guess what Obama is taking away NOW? #p2 #tcot #ILPoli #WTF democraticunderground.com/100249849
https://twitter.com/#!/IanDavidB/status/186089361073381378
rfranklin
(13,200 posts)Enquiring minds want to know!
SDjack
(1,448 posts)BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)steve2470
(37,457 posts)I guess there's no other pressing issues for Illinois.
longship
(40,416 posts)Fortunately brainless legislators safe.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)my date's cold dead hand! FREEEDOOOOOOM!!!!!!
lunatica
(53,410 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)kenny blankenship
(15,689 posts)Let their dead have the vote and next thing you know they'll want to sleep with our women.
Ian David
(69,059 posts)Viking12
(6,012 posts)They couldn't charge the deviant because there was no law against it. The case went all the way to the WI State Supreme Court..
http://www.surroundedbyreality.com/Misc/Know/SCorpse.asp
LiberalFighter
(50,928 posts)Are they sure there wasn't anything they could prosecute him for? Maybe they need to elect a new county DA.
davsand
(13,421 posts)They have no problems screwing the Illinois taxpayers but it is a high priority to protect the rights of the dead. Welcome to the wonders of Illinois politics. I am SO proud...
Laura
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)This was a problem...majority GOP would be my guess.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)It leaves me to speculate about they do themselves behind closed doors.
Things that make you go, "Hmmmm."
OneTenthofOnePercent
(6,268 posts)JHB
(37,160 posts)Was in high dudgeon about "don't they have more important things to do?"
Something like this wastes a hell of a lot more time and taxpayer money than brief hoodie-wearing stunts.
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Arkansas Granny
(31,516 posts)Ian David
(69,059 posts)I'm certain I wouldn't notice if it happened.
malaise
(268,998 posts)I think my remains will be safe.
rustydog
(9,186 posts)hard enough, no crime was committed.
LiberalFighter
(50,928 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)I really don't want to know why this isn't a no-brainer.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)since it would be against the law to move a corpse!