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BobG
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russ_watters said:This thread is 3 years old...
... and you don't feel necrophiles are deserving of help?
For the record,
68% of necrophiles are motivated by the desire for an unrejecting and unresisting partner.
21% long for a reunion with long lost companions.
15% are sexually attracted to the dead.
15% are trying to overcome feelings of isolation.
12% desire a remedy for low self-esteem by exerting power over the dead.
Note: Some necrophiles are motivated by more than one thing, resulting in a total greater than 100%.
The ethics are debatable. Some would argue that all rights cease once a person dies, just as a person has no rights until they're born. Others consider it a serious insult to the dead. Necrophilia is illegal in 19 states, ranging from being a minor dismeanor to being a felony.