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What constitutes a sex crime in these enlightened times?(outlawing of necrophilia in California)(Brief Article)

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* What constitutes a sex crime in these enlightened times? Modern liberal dogma asserts that for a sex crime to take place, one of the parties must be unwilling, underage, or too feebleminded to give rational consent. Fair enough; but what if one of the parties is ... dead? In the case of necrophilia, the issue of consent would seem to be moot. So would other issues such as psychic harm to the victim, loss of the victim's reputation, and the possibility of disease transmission or unwanted pregnancy. ...

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