Why cremate?
This was an environmentally-unwise decision. It took energy to burn the kid up. The dad should have had the son dried with spices, like jerky, since the kid was a jerk to begin with. We have all heard the phrase, "Son-dried tomatoes", and the father should have remembered it to get some food for his journey.
He could have shared, too. Offering a "piece of ass" to a stranger can turn him into a friend. Or "lending and ear" can often do the same.
Strategic cannibalism can end the homeless and the hunger problem with one program.
"When you throw dirt, you lose ground" --old proverbshare