[DeathArrow]

It can be argued that is a crime to destroy the works of one of the greatest writers in the world. Some people might also argue that such works belong to humanity more than they belong to the artist and that the "greater public good" trumps personal wishes.

If you discover a lost manuscript of Shakespeare along with the note: "These papers must be burnt!", would you do it?

I am not arguing in either direction, I am trying to say that things are not so simple and there might be some nuances. Vincent Van Gogh was mentally ill for a long period. Would you destroy his works if you find out that he expressed his wishes in that direction?

[watwut]

It is not a crime to destroy unfinished work the author wanted to be destroyed upon his death. It really really is not a crime, no matter how much you want to read it. Unless the document itself is proof of crime or something similar ... which this one is not.