Ix-nay on the Ecrophilia-Ne!

So, it's illegal to have sex with dead people in Wisconsin. A court has spoken. A ruling has been handed down. IX-NAY on the ECROPHILIA-NE! What's astonishing about articles like these isn't the fact that lower courts ruled that nothing specific in state law ruled out necrophilia (from a strictly legal point of view, perhaps not, but in every other possible sense... well, gross!) Thankfully, the Wisconsin Supreme Court (and yes, it took a State Supreme Court to settle this) rightfully pointed this out:

Justice Patience Roggensack, writing a majority opinion with three other justices, said state law bans sexual intercourse with anyone who does not give consent whether a victim is dead or alive at the time. Dead bodies obviously can't give consent, she said.

Dead bodies can't give consent. I'm glad someone realized that. What, I have to wonder was wrong with lower court judges in the state of Wisconsin that didn't clue them into that fact a lot sooner? But, wait, there's more! Check this out:

The decision brings Wisconsin's law in line with more than 20 other states who prohibit necrophilia or the abuse of a corpse, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. California joined that group in 2004 after prosecutors said they couldn't bring charges in some cases without an official ban.

Notice that part in the quote. The 20 other states part. What the HELL IS WRONG WITH THE OTHER 30! And it's kind of an obvious question, California being California- but seriously- prosecuters said they couldn't bring charges in some cases without an official ban. Without an official ban. Seriously?

From a legal point of view, lawyers may be right on with some of this stuff. I would hope that common sense would inform them a bit more, but I suppose if you're tied to questions of legality, those have to come first. And seriously. Only 20 states officially ban necrophilia? Wow.