Sniper Posted December 3, 2003 THIS article is from the BBC,TAKE A LOOK how fantasy that is not regulated by sprituallity can lead to most scary scenes,humans are animals,only different from the beast when Fearing Allah(SWT) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the link German cannibal tells of fantasy Mr Meiwes appeared relaxed before the opening of his trial A man accused of killing, dissecting and eating another man has gone on trial in central Germany. The court heard how horror films had fuelled Arwan Meiwes's childhood fantasies of eating school friends. The 41-year-old computer technician is charged with murder, even though the victim allegedly volunteered for his fate by replying to an internet advert. The gruesome incident was all captured on camcorder and the footage is expected to form part of the evidence. "I had the fantasy, and in the end I fulfilled it," he said. The fantasy first developed between the ages of eight and 12, he added. Mr Meiwes spoke of how he felt ignored by his father, and longed for a good-looking younger brother - whom he would bind to himself forever by consuming. Internet link It is Germany's first cannibalism case, and the world's media have gathered in Kassel to watch the proceedings. Television images showed Mr Meiwes - wearing a jacket and a tie - smiling and talking light-heartedly to his lawyer moments before the trial began. It was the first time that the self-confessed cannibal had been seen in public since his arrest. The grisly details of the case caused a sensation in the German media when Mr Meiwes was arrested in December, 2002. My friend enjoyed dying, death. I only waited horrified for the end after doing the deed. It took so terribly long Armin Meiwes Cannibalism: A modern taboo In a recent newspaper interview he admitted that he had killed and then partly eaten his victim. Mr Meiwes advertised on the internet for a well-built male prepared to be slaughtered and then consumed. "Slim and blond, that would have been the type", he told the court. The victim, 43-year-old Bernd-Jurgen Brandes, answered the advert in March 2001. Mr Meiwes told investigators he took Mr Brandes back to his home in Rotenburg, where Mr Brandes agreed to have his penis cut off, which Mr Meiwes then flambéed and served up to eat together. Prosecutors say Mr Meiwes then stabbed the victim repeatedly in the neck and dissected the corpse. Shock value Legally it is a tricky case, says the BBC's correspondent in Berlin, Ray Furlong. The court will test if Mr Brandes gave his life willingly Cannibalism is not a recognised offence under German law and the defence will argue that, since the victim volunteered, this was no murder. If the court accepts the defence argument, Mr Meiwes can expect a jail term of up to five years. But the prosecution will push for a life sentence on the basis that Mr Meiwes is simply too dangerous ever to be released. Meanwhile, Germans will continue to be treated to a media frenzy that plays on the story's unrivalled shock value. And among the "highlights" will be the two-hour video that Mr Meiwes took of the whole incident on his camcorder, our correspondent says. "The public probably won't be excluded from this part of proceedings; we have a tradition of open trials," says legal expert Felix Hardenberg. "But the panel of judges will show only the relevant parts: what the victim is saying and doing before and during the killing." Mr Meiwes has said that after his trial he intends to pass the time in jail - if convicted - by writing his memoirs. The court will hear 38 witnesses and 14 sessions are scheduled in the trial, which is scheduled to end in late January. The case only came to light when an Austrian student spotted another advertisement placed by Mr Meiwes on the internet and alerted police. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomeAlien Posted December 4, 2003 apparently there is a german urban legend about german restaurants serving human meat after the world war... the story goes htat there was this restaurant that had a special table that would drop unsuspecting clients in a dungeon like room where they would be murdered and than served as food. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibn Sina a.k.a Avicenna Posted December 4, 2003 Very Very horrifying indeed. WaaW. But then again, it is a German thing i guess. Ruthless, inhumane and extrodanarily tasteless. Just like German Food. looooool. The wierdest thing is how much publicity this is attracting. Cannibalism is very common in Africa. check this news flash Congo rebels are eating pygmies, UN says James Astill in Nairobi Thursday January 9, 2003 The Guardian Marauding rebels are massacring and eating pygmies in the dense forests of north-east Congo, according to UN officials who are investigating allegations of cannibalism in Ituri province, where fighting between several rebel groups has displaced about 150,000 people in the past month. Many of the displaced tell of rebel fighters capturing and butchering pygmies, Manoddje Mounoubai, spokesman for the UN ceasefire monitoring mission in Congo, said yesterday. The UN had sent six officials to investigate the accusation as well as other human rights abuses, he said. Other UN officials in the capital, Kinshasa, and the eastern city of Goma said that widespread cannibalism had already been established. "Ituri is completely out of control and cannibalism is just the latest atrocity taking place," said one, who asked not to be named until the investigators deliver their report. "Perhaps this will finally alert the world to what's going on." Ituri's forest-dwelling pygmy tribes have been caught be tween opposing groups supporting the government and Ugandan-backed rebel groups in the last battles of Congo's four-year civil war. The two Ugandan-backed movements routinely enslave pygmies to forage for forest food and prospect for minerals, a UN official said. Hunters returning empty-handed were killed and eaten. Sudi Alimasi, an official of the pro-government group Rally for Congolese Democracy-ML, said it had begun receiving reports of cannibalism from people displaced by fighting more than a week ago. "We hear reports of [enemy] commanders feeding on sexual organs of pygmies, apparently believing this would give them strength," he said. "We also have reports of pygmies being forced to feed on the cooked remains of their colleagues." Cannibalism has re-emerged throughout eastern Congo as the last vestiges of colonial influence have been eroded during the war. Much of the vast forested area is controlled by the Mayi-Mayi, a loose grouping of tribal militias united by their magical beliefs and taste for human flesh. On a recent assignment in eastern Congo the Guardian correspondent saw many Mayi-Mayi fighters wearing parts of the bodies of their Rwandan enemies, in the belief that this would make them invincible. "We are hearing reports of untold horrors in Ituri," said Wyger Wentholt, of Médecins sans Frontières. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaMaaH Posted December 4, 2003 The 41-year-old computer technician is charged with murder, even though the victim allegedly volunteered for his fate by replying to an internet advert. Who cares if he volunteered, whats going to happen when he puts more ads up and no one volunteers..obviously he'll start hunting this is crazy and sick!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ariadne Posted December 4, 2003 Has anyone ever heard of Alfred Packer? If you have there's a movie about him and a very recent musical too . If you haven't he's the first person in American history to be charged with cannibalism in 1871. When he was the guide for 5 men heading out west in the frenzy of the gold rush. In this case they were going from Bingham, Utah to Breckenridge,Colarado. A couple of months later only Alfred Packer emerged from the mountains plumper than usaul and with the other men's possesions. He told two different stories of what happened and was charged with only the murder of Isreal Swan and was sentenced to hang. Later on he was charged with manslaughter and was given 40 years in prison. if you want to know more about him heres a helpful website the San Juan cannibal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
