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French Mayor Bans Residents from Dying
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| Thu Aug 22,10:25 AM ET
| Reuters
Posted on 08/23/2002 10:57:36 AM PDT by vannrox
French Mayor Bans Residents from Dying
Thu Aug 22,10:25 AM ET
LE LAVANDOU, France (Reuters) - The mayor of a French Mediterranean town, faced with a cemetery "full to bursting," has banned local residents from dying until he can find somewhere else to bury them.
Gil Bernardi, mayor of Le Lavandou on the coast 15 miles west of Saint Tropez, introduced the ban after a court rejected his plans to build a cemetery in a tranquil setting by the sea.
Bernardi said most locals had obeyed the edict so far, but he was desperately trying to find a resting place for a homeless man who had recently passed away in the town.
"Initially, the decree has been remarkably well followed," the mayor said.
Bernardi has appealed against the ruling preventing the seaside cemetery being built, saying it would be the best final resting place for his townsfolk.
"What people want here, because it's a local tradition, is their own little personal plot of land, their burial spot, not an impersonal pigeonhole," he said.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: ability; church; deathh; france; mayor; order; society; toumb
Man, the power that the Socialists believe that they have!
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posted on
08/23/2002 10:57:36 AM PDT
by
vannrox
To: vannrox
They have total power over you, right?
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posted on
08/23/2002 10:58:47 AM PDT
by
mhking
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To: vannrox
Anyone who violates the ban should get the death penalty.
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posted on
08/23/2002 10:59:46 AM PDT
by
mlo
To: vannrox
The south of France is probably one of the more conservative parts of the country politically.
To: vannrox
I think this temporary ban on dying in this French village should be made permanent. Start shipping more of those ICU ventilators to France. Start building those frozen-food bulk freezers to keep the old folks on ice until somebody can get a handle on the problem.
To: vannrox
what's this going to do to healthcare costs???
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posted on
08/23/2002 11:16:55 AM PDT
by
P7M13
To: vannrox; All
I seem to recall a French or Italian art flick/comedy from a few years ago that had this theme as its plot. Anyone happen to know its name?
To: vannrox
I'm sure this is symbolic and not serious. Scary part, I'm not to sure though.
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posted on
08/23/2002 12:42:11 PM PDT
by
Sonny M
To: Pern
Bump
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posted on
08/23/2002 3:01:23 PM PDT
by
scab4faa
To: vannrox
OmyGod, you've gotta be kidding. Do they really think that putting a ban on death is going to work? Idiots.
To: vannrox
Well,the French will be ok, as long as the mayor doesn't put a ban on surrendering.
To: vannrox
French Mayor Bans Residents from Dying
And may we ask what the hell this nimrod is going to do with those who die of natural causes - swear out a warrant for God's arrest?
To: BluesDuke
No, swear out a warrant for Nature's arrest.
To: paulklenk
Geez, I thought (in a sense) that God was Nature's CEO... ;)
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