SpareSomeChange
Jr. Member
I was wondering what the communities opinions are on metal detecting graveyards, morally of course. Is it a perfectly logical place to hunt or is it morally unacceptable and robbing from the dead?
We're not talking well kept cemeteries obviously but rather old graveyards from decades or centuries past you might find forgotten and grown over in the woods or something like that.
Since its my question i'll tell you my opinion first (at the risk of invoking the almighty internets wrath).
I've never detected in any graveyard but whenever i come across one i end up having this argument in my head like an angel and devil arguing on my shoulders. And it goes something like this:
These people led a much harder life than me i should just let them rest in peace...but they're gone such a long time ago now...but some families and friends come and put coins on the graves...but they're all dead too by now...those coins would be old!...but they were for the dead! That's graverobbing!...but the dead weren't buried with them in the first place, so no, it's not...But they were still put here for the dead!...teenagers and homeless frequent old forgotten places like this. If they can use it why can't I?!...Because i'm not a kid or homeless...But noone comes here, the tombstones are unreadable, there's tree roots growing through the bones!.. and on and on.
Anyway, what's your thoughts?
We're not talking well kept cemeteries obviously but rather old graveyards from decades or centuries past you might find forgotten and grown over in the woods or something like that.
Since its my question i'll tell you my opinion first (at the risk of invoking the almighty internets wrath).
I've never detected in any graveyard but whenever i come across one i end up having this argument in my head like an angel and devil arguing on my shoulders. And it goes something like this:
These people led a much harder life than me i should just let them rest in peace...but they're gone such a long time ago now...but some families and friends come and put coins on the graves...but they're all dead too by now...those coins would be old!...but they were for the dead! That's graverobbing!...but the dead weren't buried with them in the first place, so no, it's not...But they were still put here for the dead!...teenagers and homeless frequent old forgotten places like this. If they can use it why can't I?!...Because i'm not a kid or homeless...But noone comes here, the tombstones are unreadable, there's tree roots growing through the bones!.. and on and on.
Anyway, what's your thoughts?
