Leg-cutting funeral home to close

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

A judge in the US state of South Carolina has ordered the closure of a funeral home where an employee cut off the legs of a 6ft 7in (2m) body.

The worker used an electric saw to sever James Hines's legs at the calf to make his body fit the coffin in 2004.

The owner had contested the revocation of his licence, saying he was absent when the incident happened and pointing to an otherwise unblemished record.

But after a brief hearing, the judge confirmed the business should close.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8150842.stm

[Berry Cool]

1. Because, of course, the owner didn't have a leg to stand on

:hide: Come on, you knew someone would say it.

[dipsydoodle]

4. They sure must use small coffins in SC

both feet is 24 inches so they reduced him down to 4 foot 7 inches. :shrug:

[MUAD_DIB]

5. Are you pulling my leg?

[Noorvik]

7. Funeral

I wonder if the bereaved got a discount on the smaller coffin?

[Alamuti Lotus]

10. Actually, from what it sounds like he had quite a few laying around that he could use

Which may be worse..........

[dipsydoodle]

17. I think he liked smoking the occasional joint.

:puke:

[Renew Deal]

2. It became known 4 years later after a whistleblower told the cops

"The admission came after a former employee told police about the incident, four years after it happened."

:wow:

[Alcibiades]

3. And, of course, this is in SC

Though funeral home horror stories can and do happen anywhere. Still, it looks like SC is the new FL.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

6. Wasn't their a show on Sci-fi like this?

Show like Tales From the Darkside?






Seems like South Carolina is getting more news than Florida.

[RC]

8. Tales from the Cript?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Crypt_(TV_series)

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

14. Funny thing is I just can't find it

I'm just waisting too much time on this....

[Javaman]

12. It's a cookbook!!! oh wait, wrong show. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. ruling seems a little harsh.

[B3Nut]

11. That's what you get when...

you hire Procrustes to be an undertaker. ;)

Todd in Cheesecurdistan

[Javaman]

13. I'm still at a loss as to why this was a problem.

1) the guy is dead

2) the guy can't use his legs anymore

3) better to have a shorter coffin than no coffin at all, right?

possible problems...

1) if he rises from the dead, he won't be able to walk

2) when he gets to heaven he will need a wheel chair. I haven't heard of heaven is ADA compliant.

3) were those his legs or someone else's?

:banghead:

[surrealAmerican]

15. You make it sound like a sensible precaution...

... that should be done in all cases, to minimize the damage from potential zombie attacks.

[Javaman]

16. Well, I do fear the rise of a zombie nation...

oh wait...