Washington state lawmakers approve human corpse composting

Re:Washington state lawmakers approve human corpse composting by layoutIfNeeded on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @05:31PM (#19985748)

For one, animals are properly slaughtered and they are required to be healthy to be considered for human consumption.

Dying humans are usually sick, old, or otherwise damaged, and are not slaughtered but die naturally, so e.g. they’re not bled out properly.

So even if it wasn’t dangerous due to diseases, it wouldn’t be palatable unless heavily processed down to the molecular level. At that point you basically get bonemeal, the same stuff we make from animal carcasses, and used as a fertilizer or food supplement for livestock.

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Re:Washington state lawmakers approve human corpse composting by yters on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @06:28PM (#19986230)

Yes, why not feed human corpses to livestock?

Also, why not slaughter humans for food when they are younger and better eating? Why do we treat humans any different than any other animal?

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Re:Washington state lawmakers approve human corpse composting by desas on Thursday May 23, 2019 @08:45AM (#19991148)

Purely on a practical level we don't tend to eat apex predators as they have a build up of unpleasant chemicals within their flesh.

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Re:Washington state lawmakers approve human corpse composting by yters on Thursday May 23, 2019 @08:50AM (#19991199)

We just need a better diet for the apex predators then, so they'll be good eating.

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