An Idaho state representative wants to build out the state’s law against cannibalism over fears that the composting of human remains could lead to humans consuming other humans.

Republican Heather Scott floated a bill on Thursday that would make it illegal to serve “the flesh and blood of another human being” to someone who does not know or consent to it, The Idaho Statesman reports. Idaho already outlaws cannibalism and is the only state to do so, even though other states have laws that punish abuse of corpses.

Human composting is legal in some states because it can be more eco-friendly than other methods like cremation. But rather than target composting, which would require a rewrite of rules for morticians, Scott figured it would be easier to expand the cannibalism law.

She was apparently inspired by a clip from a prank TV show she had seen, in which personalities pretended to feed people human flesh in sausage links. “They didn’t tell the people, they fed it to them,” she told the Statesman.

  • @sunbrrnslapper
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    424 months ago

    I mean, honestly, the only thing standing between me and cannibalism are some local regulations.

    • @SinningStromgald
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      184 months ago

      I had a friend in college who always said " The worst thing I could say is that I’d kill you and not eat you." Somehow this was endearing and disturbing all at once. I do hope she’s doing well.

      • metaStatic
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        74 months ago

        if you’re not going to eat me at least fuck me do a Weekend at Bernie’s

      • HotDogFingies
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        74 months ago

        I hope we all have someone out there who thinks of us with this level of genuine fondness precisely because of how weird we are.

      • @hansl
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        34 months ago

        Personally I practice catch and release. Much more ethical.