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Flip this around. What's the reason for keeping him displayed against his wishes? Because, that's what what we're already doing? Just because something was done
by jonathankoren 8y ago
Flip this around. What's the reason for keeping him displayed against his wishes? Because, that's what what we're already doing? Just because something was done for a long time isn't a reason to keep doing it. The question is if the reasons for doing it in the past are still relevant today.
Let's be honest here. He was stolen, boiled and stuck in a box. Then shown off for arguably educational purposes. But whatever scientific benefit the bones had is long since exhausted as the a DNA sample was already taken. The benefit for public viewing could easily be accomplished by a plastic model.
So why shouldn't he be buried at sea? Why should we not correct obvious wrongs? What benefit does it serve? To show that people can do bad things with impunity? That we don't care? If the whole point of keeping his skeleton is to stick a plaque on it, why not just put up the plaque? What's the point of the skeleton at all?