mding a old cemetery sight

olepossum · May 5, 2008

would it be wrong to go md aold cemetery sight or to even md a cemetery that is still used but not taken care of a moral delima i do have what would you do?

godisnum1 · May 5, 2008

Yes.
This same thing has been asked alot over the years... and the answer is always "Yes" :wink:

Bran <><

russau · May 12, 2008

metal detecting/digging in cemetarys is illeagle!

bootybay · May 12, 2008

detecting in any kind of grave yard is a NO NO bad karma, illegal and down rite bad pr for us detectorists...think of it this way, how would you feel if you saw someone digging a hole on your mothers grave? would kinda peeve ya off big time. regardless of the age of the graveyard..its a NO NO off limits .

mastereagle22 · May 12, 2008

Just do a search on this topic. I know it has been covered over and over and over again.

In my opinion it is BAD BAD BAD form to detect in a cemetery.

ashleysflyr · May 24, 2008

NO GO.

~Tom

eagle77 · May 24, 2008

Here is a viewpoint...

A family buys a plot and buries their mother, after the burial they realize that a special ring was not buried with her. In order to serve her wishes they place it in the ground next to her headstone.

Now a md'er comes along and takes the ring that was placed there.

1. The plot of ground was legally purchased, therefore could be viewed as private property.
2. The ring is not theirs for the taking, therefore it could be looked upon as a theft
3. The wishes of the mother are no longer honored.

When it was put to me this way, it reinforces my belief that md'ing cemeteries is off limits. A cemetery is considered hallowed ground. Many cultures honor their dead in their resting place. Should we show disrespect? Some give an excuse that archies dig up burial sites all the time and use this to justify it in their own action. I suppose that a cemetery that is abandoned for a thousand years would be different than one where burials are as recent as a couple hundred years. I for one view it as disrespectful and displays a bad image to those of us that are trying to keep the hobby from being banned altogether. All it takes is one bad incident to lose the hobby we enjoy. Plus you go messing with the dead it's bad karma.

russau · May 24, 2008

all this and yet people still dig into indian graves! kinda makes you wonder about some people!

rferris75 · May 24, 2008

Here is a quick story. I was mding around our old fairgrounds and I wandered off into a small patch of woods started finding lots of coins. Till I tripped over a old grave. Turns out there were near 20 graves there from the 1700's. I kept what coins I found up to that point. But I also started setting the tombstones back upright. I went to see the mayor because the tombs where on city property. He was unaware of its even being there. He called the courthouse and they were unaware. I told him I would like it cleaned up since it is on city property. And I would be willing to help. Been 3 days now and im waiting to hear something. last thing I was told was he had to make sure it is on city property.

olepossum · May 27, 2008

was just curious about yalls opinion i wouldnt do it bad stuff just taking a poll there is a old one here in town that has been moved i have thought about going around the outside on the walk ways

rjw4law · May 29, 2008

Metal detecting cemetaries and graveyards is frowned on be the general public and other people that detect for a hobby. I would not do it.

Huntn FireH2o · May 30, 2008

Man thats a good way to get Haunted HA HA God Bless Huntn

SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS · May 30, 2008

2yuccas · Jul 4, 2008

What if you wanted to md around an old church, which also happens to have a cemetery on two sides of it?

BOSCOZ · Jul 4, 2008

No Way

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