I mean, this question is not just about normal criminals.

Think like very bad crimes. Like serial killers, rapists, child rapists, terrorists, corrupt officials, terrible leaders, cruel dictators, generals that ignore laws of war, or like people has bad as Hitler. Which of these people do you think deserve a respectful burial, if any.

Is there a level of evilness that you think should not be allowed to have a proper buriel or have their corpses mutilated. Or should everyone deserve a respectful burial regardless of crimes.

I personally don’t even know how to answer this question myself. Like the funeral isn’t even for the dead. Its for the living. So to me, the question seems like, should the relatives of a bad person be allowed to see the corpse treated respectfully. I personally don’t have an answer to this question.

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    I personally don’t even know how to answer this question myself. Like the funeral isn’t even for the dead. Its for the living.

    You are exactly on the right track.

    It is only for the living. The dead one is not affected in any way anymore, whatever you do.

    So to me, the question seems like, should the relatives of a bad person be allowed to see the corpse treated respectfully.

    Turn the question around and it becomes easy:

    Should the relatives of a bad person get punished along with him? Obviously not. They deserve the full, normal respect. So let them have the burial as they wish it.