Couple Take Gravestones To Build Patio

The two Nevada state employees, Tami and Kevin Jenicke, who took 77 gravestones from the Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery to build a patio aren't overzealous Marilyn Manson fans, or really into Halloween, they just have extraordinarily poor judgement. The Attorney General's Office is now investigating the incident and trying to decide if taking the stones is considered a crime. Tami Jenicke is a spokesperson for the state veterans home. Kevin Jenicke works at the cemetery. A veteran and their spouses can be buried together and that requires replacing the current headstone. Tami and Kevin took these stones which are usually destroyed. "We have to step back and say, 'How have we failed?' Our veterans deserve a respectful, peaceful final resting place," said Carole Turner with the Nevada Office of Veterans Services.

Why Punish Recycling?

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I have absolutely no problem with this. Why is destroying the stones better than recycling them? It might be reasonable to grind off the markings, but punishing this couple for recycling is pretty lame. What a bunch of superstitious morons.