03-13-2007, 09:04 PM
It is my opinion that the whole matter is a logistical nightmare. In some cases, things should be highly considered to be returned (human remains, exceptional and unique relics). But when a ruling is posted, often it ends up dictating the guidelines for all items, even those which are somewhat common, or those which would be of greater expense to return and/or catalogue and file than the item is worth.
For me, it is a challenge enough when faced with a similar circumstance on a small scale. Recently an aged member of my family passed away, and now there is some tension as to how certain possessions of this person will be handed out to the descendants. I mention this because, if this is difficult enough at the scale of a family spanning only a few generations, how much more difficult is this when considering nations and cultures over the course of centuries and millenia?
For me, it is a challenge enough when faced with a similar circumstance on a small scale. Recently an aged member of my family passed away, and now there is some tension as to how certain possessions of this person will be handed out to the descendants. I mention this because, if this is difficult enough at the scale of a family spanning only a few generations, how much more difficult is this when considering nations and cultures over the course of centuries and millenia?
[size=84:2ykzgt0v]Yes, Alas - I really am that pale...[/size]
SPVRIVS
[size=75:2ykzgt0v]aka Sean Foster[/size]
SPVRIVS
[size=75:2ykzgt0v]aka Sean Foster[/size]
