Desecration of a dead body

[Lik3]

I read an article about a woman who desecrated the body of a woman who had just passed away. She was dismantling the woman's body. I read that the person who passed away may have been an ex of the "desecrator's" current boyfriend. I hope that this whole thing wasn't over a man, much less anything else for that matter. What punishment should this woman have in your opinion?



Here is the article in much more detail:
Woman cut face, hair of boyfriend?s dead ex-girlfriend at funeral: cops | WGN-TV

 

[jacknife]

I mean its just so pointless the person is dead.

 

[MehGuy]

Probably should be sentenced to therapy and some community service.

 

[jacknife]

Probably should be sentenced to therapy and some community service.

I like this idea.

 

[FireDragon76]

What punishment should this woman have in your opinion?

Whatever a judge deems just, probably a year in jail.

It's an interesting question though because generally the main offense in desecration of a corpse is against decency, as the person is dead and cannot be harmed. The surviving family and the community as a whole are victims. (interestingly enough, state punishments for desecration or abuse of corpses vary wildly from state to state).