RTH
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- Sep 22, 2015
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I would like to get your opinions on a MD morals issue.
A friend of mine manages a small cemetery, about 5 acres. The cemetery dates back to the mid 1800's but is still in use and there are a few burials there every year.
The issue is that the records from the earlier burials were lost several years ago when the church on site burned down. Many of the records from then on were spotty until about 20 years ago. The association has approved the purchase of a metal detector to locate the "pins" (they call them mushrooms) to help determine locations and plots that have been marked out in the past. Since no one associated with the cemetery has any MD experience, I may be asked to help. This would be a directed search in specific areas to locate pins and most likely not a large search.
Should I refuse to help because of the ethics of MD? If I leave them to do it themselves, I am sure it would be a very tedious task for someone with no experience. In addition to their expense of purchasing or renting equipment.
If I do assist with the search, what should I do with anything found while looking for the pins?
Thanks for your opinions.
A friend of mine manages a small cemetery, about 5 acres. The cemetery dates back to the mid 1800's but is still in use and there are a few burials there every year.
The issue is that the records from the earlier burials were lost several years ago when the church on site burned down. Many of the records from then on were spotty until about 20 years ago. The association has approved the purchase of a metal detector to locate the "pins" (they call them mushrooms) to help determine locations and plots that have been marked out in the past. Since no one associated with the cemetery has any MD experience, I may be asked to help. This would be a directed search in specific areas to locate pins and most likely not a large search.
Should I refuse to help because of the ethics of MD? If I leave them to do it themselves, I am sure it would be a very tedious task for someone with no experience. In addition to their expense of purchasing or renting equipment.
If I do assist with the search, what should I do with anything found while looking for the pins?
Thanks for your opinions.
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