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[–] 76 points 11 months ago (18 children)

I wanna laugh and say he is an egg taking an opprutinity to step outside his gender.

But...

Not only did her son not officially report her death, he wrapped her body in a bedsheet, stuffed it into a sleeping bag and hid it in his house.

But it's not funny, just ghoulish, depressing and scary. That poor woman, she deserved better than whatever tf we call this.

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  • [–] 19 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Okay but I’m having a hard time not finding humour in this. I mean shes dead, it’s not like she felt it or cared. Dude is a fucking FREAK for sure but like this as a situation, like that he even thought to do this and then executed this insane plan for pension money is absolutely bonkers nutso.

    Like how long did he plan to keep this rouse going? There’s no way this works for longer than a year and then you’re going STRAIGHT to jail. And for what? A years worth of pension?

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    Tbh, I would actively authorize this for my next of kin if they wanted for a private pension. Doing it for public funds is fucked though. I would also stipulate that they be safe with the biohazard that is my corpse, because just keeping it in a bag in the living room is stomach turning.

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  • [–] 71 points 11 months ago (13 children)

    I agree, but isn't it strange that throwing her in a hole and throwing dirt on her, or burning her is considered the better treatment?

    I think I've been duped by cultural customs.

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I'd have to agree with you. Personally, they can harvest what good organs I have left and do whatever they want with the rest. I feel like a lot of the traditions around death are there for the surviving friends and family not for the deceased. In this case, he was the surviving family member and honored her by dressing up like her and collecting her pension.

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  • [–] 43 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    how cultures treat the remains of the dead vary. wrapping your mom's body in a sheet and hiding it in the house while you wear a wig and go to cash her checks isnt someone waking up from otherwise foolish death customs dude

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago

    You know what. Maybe it should be!

    I have an idea for a bold new law. Let's help desperate people, add more whimsy to the world, and maybe help some folks discover something about themselves.

    New Law:
    You can legally claim your dead relative's social welfare benefits for up to five years after their death...but you have to dress up and present as them full time!

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    color me crazy but it literally doesn’t matter at all what happens to a dead body after you’re dead

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    nope, not to the dead. it tends to mean something to many living people

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    And it mattered to the death person while they still where alive. There's a tradition and it's safe to assume we only change it when consent was given previously. Like some people may write in their will if they wanted a poetic or special treatment

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago*

    Omg how the fuck are people so brave to do that. 😭 Like, I'd freak out if there's a dead body near me, like it feels as if someone is gonna assume you committed murder by not reporting a body. Like my first instict, after watching too many crime shows, is just you have to immediately call an ambulance, doesn't matter how dead they look, you have to assume they're alive. Like bruh imagine how sketchy it looks for someone to find a dead body with you. Literally makes you prime suspect.

    Edit: Typo

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