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Cannibalism Not Illegal in Germany

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Mr Meiwes, a computer expert, met 43-year-old Bernd-Jurgen Brandes in early 2001, after Mr Meiwes advertised on websites for "young, well-built men aged 18 to 30 to slaughter", the German daily newspaper Bild reported at the time of his arrest.

Mr Meiwes told investigators he took Mr Brandes back to his home, where Mr Brandes agreed to have his ***** cut off, which Mr Meiwes then flambeed and served up to eat together.

Mr Meiwes says he then killed Mr Brandes with his consent - recording the two-hour event on video.
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Prosecutors are seeking a conviction of murder for "sexual satisfaction", as cannibalism is not technically illegal under German law.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3230774.stm

Should consensual cannibalism be illegal?
 
I can't find any laws against it in Norway either, but someone wanting to be eaten is obviously nuts, and it should be against the law to take advantage of someone who's obviously nuts. Especially when the 'advantage' is a really revolting meal. :P
 
Well, it's really beside the point. I would think that the sentence for murder is far longer than any possible cannibalism sentence.

On a related note, I hear that cannibalism in the British Navy is almost unheard of now.
 
The weirdest event ever this one. So incredibly perverse and sick. What the smeg must have been going on in their minds? I'm just grateful it was with consent, and not someone being forced. It's scary to know that humans can get so twisted.
 
I found no law against it here in Michigan, but I believe it would be covered here by laws against mutilation of corpses.
An acquaintance of mine actually got charged under that statute.
Want to hear the story? Of course you do.
He was Dr. Millard Bass, of the Wayne County Medical Examiners Office (Coroner). Interesting chap. He was doing research on the effect of gunshot wounds (you know paths of travel, etc.), which actually would be quite helpful in the forensic aspects of his job. Well he had a bunch of leftover cadavers that he was shooting, and he was charged criminally.
He lost his job over the charges, beat the charges and won a big verdict for wrongful discharge (no, not of the gun).

He was a funny guy (a colleague of Werner Spitz). Lived in the hotel where I was living/working. Kind of a residential hotel. I would go into his room on occasion to fix the plumbing or whatever, and it was startling. I'd go from walking down a normal hotel hall to opening a door into what looked like the laboratory in Frankenstein's castle. Test tubes, bubbling beakers and all.

One night we had a hysterical woman in the lobby, screaming, "I'm going to kill myself", just as Dr. Bass (remember he's a coroner) walked in. He calmed her down immediately by putting his arm around her and saying, "Don't do that, I have enough business."
 
WildCat said:
Well, it's really beside the point. I would think that the sentence for murder is far longer than any possible cannibalism sentence.
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Remember, this is consensual cannibalism.
Makes me wonder about human road kill though, but I think that would be covered in Michigan under the corpse mutilation statute.
 
Mutilating irrevocably your own body can be a sign of mental illness. That aside, I consider the question of cannibalism an interesting one. I can see historically why it would be taboo to eat the dead - before our current understanding of biology, it would be all too common I imagine to eat someone whodied of a communicable disease and get it yourself.

In this modern day of practiced sterilization and of course our greater ability to determine the cause of death and the safety of meats - I don't see why cannibalism should be illegal or even wrong.

Of course murder is wrong - taking another's life. I say this based on my own morality - if you feel differently then just let me know who you are so I can avoid you. But if we're talking about eating someone who is already dead (of natural causes or otherwise) I don't see the problem.

Of course, in my situation where I have plenty of much more appetizing foods than my fellow humans, I don't see why you'd want to eat a person. But the motives aside - why is it so shunned?

And of course - don't even get me started on those Catholics...
 
Wow, this puts a whole new meaning on wienerschnitzel.

And no, no, no, no, this is just wrong, wrong, wrong. :eek:

I would assume that there are laws against killing someone with or without their consent, never mind eating the corpse --- ***shudder***.
 
I know it's very weird, and very sick, but it's consensual .

If the guy really wanted it, they can do whatever the hell they want.
 
Whole new meaning to "Bite me."
And of course you know why cannibals don't eat clowns.











They taste funny.
 
WildCat said:
Well, it's really beside the point. I would think that the sentence for murder is far longer than any possible cannibalism sentence.

On a related note, I hear that cannibalism in the British Navy is almost unheard of now.
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"And when I say there is almost no canibalism in the Royal Navy, I mean to say there is a substantial."
:D
 
Consensual cannibalism: well, if they outlawed it, a number of churches would have trouble with rituals based around the eat my body, drink my blood bit.
 
subgenius said:

Remember, this is consensual cannibalism.
Makes me wonder about human road kill though, but I think that would be covered in Michigan under the corpse mutilation statute.
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Well, if they died of other means it's a victimless crime. Tastes like chicken...
 
I always knew Germans were freaking nuts.

(Feel free to respond with anecdotes about the U.S. and other wacky people around the world -- But it's my guess you're going to really have to work to beat this looniness.)
 
shuize said:
I always knew Germans were freaking nuts.

(Feel free to respond with anecdotes about the U.S. and other wacky people around the world -- But it's my guess you're going to really have to work to beat this looniness.)
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You take that back this instant - or I'll invite you to dinner :D

Zee
 
shemp said:
I think I'll go bone up on it.
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Now I know there are laws about that!!


Consent is not a defense to murder in the U.S., for example consider Dr. Kevorkian. This is where the whole "assisted suicide" thing hits the legal fan.
 
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