Kentucky funeral home sued after mixing up cremated remains and giving one family soil instead of ashes

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/kentucky-funeral-home-sued-after-878062

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u/pichael289 1d ago

There's alot of shady shit that goes down after death, official corners and medical examiners are in very short supply and funeral home owners are often rolling in money.

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u/hectorxander 1d ago

It is a racket for sure.

Definate price fixing on urns and coffins and gravestones for starters.

It is called a trust, but laws forbidding price fixing are only as good as their enforcement. The legal system and regulators are corrupt beyond hope and bot bothering to hid it, even as few citizens realize the scope of the corruption and still thinks the rules apply equally to a higher degree than they do.

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u/Boringoldpants 1d ago

I think it's horrible, don't misunderstand. But I kind of get the high prices for urns. It's a one-time purchase per person per lifetime. That said, it's my loved ones' money at that point. Buy the overpriced urn or put me in a cardboard box. I won't care either way.

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u/hectorxander 1d ago

I would just be buried 4 feet down. Apple or cherry trees planted over it. A few states are starting to allow something close to that CO but they need some expensive biodegradeable container.

For most of human history, we were buried, it is good for the soil, and there is no reason to take up space and resources in a graveyard for that. Carve on a rock if you want, let nature flourish there.

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u/Boringoldpants 1d ago

Cheers to that.