It wasn't a corpse, it was a hyper-realistic sex doll.

Last week, in the German town of Rostock, police spent many hours investigating a homicide that turned out to be fake. A man walking a dog in the countryside alerted them to the discovery of a woman's body. The officers confirmed this when they arrived at the scene and, after cordoning off the area, summoning the various teams and professionals involved in these cases, and proceeding to remove the body, they realized it was actually a hyper-realistic silicone sex doll. The problem is that this isn't the first time they've wasted time in this way, and the frequency of these confusions is starting to worry them. The police even issued a statement advising men who need to dispose of these sex dolls to throw them in recycling bins, although the solution doesn't seem much better. It won't be the first time a body has been found in a landfill.

Going back to the origin of the drama is quite hilarious. There are men who buy, probably online, these sex dolls that look just like a real woman's body. Well, real, as long as you don't set the bar too high for what you expect from a woman. They arrive at their homes well wrapped. Many of these dolls already have the predetermined sexual position and their mouths open to offer a variety of services. Everything is easy. Due to life circumstances, these men come to the day they must get rid of them. Perhaps some find a partner and no longer need her. Or if their girlfriend comes to their house, they don't know where to hide her. Others, who knows, probably get tired of it or find a new model with more features. As with Christmas presents, perhaps there are those who end up not playing as much as they thought, and it's a nuisance that ends up bothering them. They probably don't get rid of it due to too much talking.

It's funny to imagine how, one day, all the satisfaction the doll could have provided them turns into a headache, because they don't know how to get rid of it. First, they take her out of the house. From what has been seen in the images of abandoned dolls, it doesn't even occur to them to dress her up for street clothes, which would give the doll some dignity. It's understandable that it won't be easy to dress a life-size doll that's stiff in the doggy position. Nor is it very discreet to carry her around the street like that. In any case, they must then find a place to abandon her, as they would a corpse. Another relevant fact is that it doesn't even occur to them to dismember her, as murderers often do with women. The reason may be the doll's price. Since it cost them a fortune, they'd be reluctant to damage it. Nor do they burn them, because the charred silicone must create a foul-smelling cloud of smoke that would attract too much attention. There's also no evidence of a secondhand market or a solidarity network of sex doll users that encourages donations or exchanges. The possessive instinct of certain men knows no bounds. Rather, they'd be in the middle of the woods than on all fours in someone else's bed. Some would feel it's an act of disloyalty. Perhaps health authorities would ban it for hygienic reasons. Users don't seem very inclined to shower the dolls, thoroughly wash every nook and cranny, and perform the appropriate grooming tasks every time they use them. These dolls are absolutely dependent on their owners. Perhaps they give them too much work. They can't keep up with the demands of aesthetic pressure. The German government should launch a campaign to raise awareness about abandonment on the roads, similar to those they did with dogs: "He would never do that." Although, in cases like these, they, if they could, would surely abandon them too.