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New Zealand man arrested for stealing human toes from dead body exhibit
UPI ^ | Updated June 18, 2018 at 7:22 AM | By Ray Downs

Posted on 06/18/2018 6:38:09 AM PDT by Red Badger

June 18 (UPI) -- A New Zealand man stole human toes from a dead body exhibition, officials said.

The incident occurred last month when a 28-year-old man visited the Body Worlds Vital exhibition in Auckland on May 4 and allegedly swiped the toes, which were valued at $5,500 each.

The man's name was not released by authorities.

The man has remained in custody and will appear in court on July 2.

He faces seven years in prison for stealing the toes and two years for interfering with a dead body.

According to the New Zealand Herald, the Body Worlds Vital exhibition came to New Zealand in April -- the first time the long-running exhibition was shown in the country.


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To: PGR88

> Its corpse-porn. <

It sure is. The Body Worlds exhibit came to a city near me awhile back. And a first-generation Chinese-American friend of mine went absolutely ballistic. Reports were filtering back to our local Chinese-American community: Many of the bodies on display there were Chinese. Some could have been relatives of his.

Body Worlds will tell you that those bodies were freely “donated”. Yeah, right.

As you noted, it’s porn, pure and simple. If Body Worlds had used accurate plastic models instead, nobody would show up.


21 posted on 06/18/2018 7:20:36 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Nifster

I guess the Museum guards were on their toes................


22 posted on 06/18/2018 7:24:24 AM PDT by Red Badger (When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
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To: Red Badger
😂😂😂
23 posted on 06/18/2018 7:25:14 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Red Badger
"The man's name was not released by authorities. "

No picture no name?

Maori, without a doubt, another "protected species".

24 posted on 06/18/2018 7:25:23 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (MAGA in the mornin', MAGA in the evenin', MAGA at suppertime . . .)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

He was ‘toe-headed’.............


25 posted on 06/18/2018 7:29:20 AM PDT by Red Badger (When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
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To: Slings and Arrows; martin_fierro

Ping!..................


26 posted on 06/18/2018 7:30:02 AM PDT by Red Badger (When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
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To: Red Badger

“He faces seven years in prison for stealing the toes and two years for interfering with a dead body.”

Now class, compare the foresight of our founding fathers and their views of the possible perils of society versus what was anticiptaed and written into law in NZ.

We are probably the only industrialized nation in the world that does not outlaw toetaking. And frankly, that makes me sad.


27 posted on 06/18/2018 7:30:25 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Red Badger

Was he a corpseman?


28 posted on 06/18/2018 7:30:48 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Toe-tally irresponsible...................


29 posted on 06/18/2018 7:31:28 AM PDT by Red Badger (When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
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To: gov_bean_ counter
"...Almost like rock candy...",/i>

OMG, you made me spit my coffee!

I admit I have mixed feelings...they have these exhibits with corpses playing chess, dancing ballet and such, but are upset when someone removes a piggy here or there for a snack????

30 posted on 06/18/2018 7:32:15 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: C210N

It is posts like yours that make me come back to FR!


31 posted on 06/18/2018 7:33:10 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: Red Badger

I’m not sure I like your toen!


32 posted on 06/18/2018 7:50:43 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

As a country, we should Toe the line......................


33 posted on 06/18/2018 8:00:48 AM PDT by Red Badger (When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
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To: Red Badger

What’s more macabe? A dead body exhibit or stealing toes?


34 posted on 06/18/2018 8:20:39 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Mine are fresh so should fetch at least $8k a piece.


35 posted on 06/18/2018 8:22:13 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: C210N

Second post and you thought that one up?
That was fast.


36 posted on 06/18/2018 8:48:34 AM PDT by RCFlyer
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To: Red Badger

Had it been Keith Richards, we could guess what he wanted them for, but since it was not Keith, it’s definitely odd.


37 posted on 06/18/2018 8:59:12 AM PDT by sphinx
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To: RCFlyer
Easy, when one particular song from kid years pops into mind.
38 posted on 06/18/2018 9:41:41 AM PDT by C210N (Republicans sign check fronts; 'Rats sign check backs.)
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To: Red Badger

WTF is a “dead body exhibit,” and how do they calculate the price of human toes?


39 posted on 06/18/2018 9:53:11 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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To: PLMerite

http://www.premierexhibitions.com/exhibitions/4/4/bodies-exhibition


40 posted on 06/18/2018 9:55:40 AM PDT by Red Badger (When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
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