"GERMAN CANNIBAL TELLS OF REGRETS"

BBC ^ | 11-23-03 | BriarBey

[BriarBey]

Last Updated: Sunday, 23 November, 2003, 11:59 GMT

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German 'cannibal' tells of regret

Meiwes said Brandes agreed to be eaten A German accused of killing and eating a man he met on a website for cannibals has expressed regret for his actions. Armin Meiwes, who is awaiting trial, told a German newspaper he wants to deter other people from copying him.

Mr Meiwes, from Rotenburg, says his victim was a willing participant who ate part of his own body before Mr Meiwes stabbed him to death and stored his remains in a freezer.

The 41-year-old computer expert is expected to go on trial on 3 December.

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The grisly details of the case caused a sensation in the German media when Mr Meiwes was arrested in December, 2002.

Meiwes stored Brandes' remains at his house 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 penis 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.

Life story

"I admit what I've done," Mr Meiwes told Welt am Sonntag newspaper. "I accept that I am guilty and I regret my actions."

Mr Meiwes said he wants to write his life story with the aim of deterring anyone who wanted to copy him.

Disturbingly, a number of websites dedicated to Mr Meiwes have appeared, with people advertising for willing victims.

"They should go for treatment, so it doesn't escalate like it did with me," said Mr Meiwes.

He said he believed there were about 800 "cannibals" in Germany.

Prosecutors are seeking a conviction of murder for "sexual satisfaction", as cannibalism is not technically illegal under German law

[BriarBey]

Its a scary world we live in.

[RANGERAIRBORNE]

"he wants to deter other people from copying him."

Consider me deterred...

[buffyt]

I just read that one on a link from Drudge. Sick.

[StockAyatollah]

Nihilism is rampant in western Europe. And the left would like to bring that here.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Gross.

[BeAllYouCanBe]

"as cannibalism is not technically illegal under German law"

I'd say this is a big loophole in German so I'm staying away from bratwurst for life.

[Lil'freeper]

cannibalism is not technically illegal under German law

Heh Heh Heh- and they think they're so morally superior.

[BeAllYouCanBe]

"Nihilism is rampant in western Europe."

I'm not sure what this means -- I'm out of touch with Europe but what kind of things have been happening?

If you listen to the left the peaceful socialist in Europe spend their time working in homeless shelters and eating vegan.

[Cvengr]

The same logical arguments expressed to support homosexuality can also be used to support cannibalism.

Neither, I can safely say, have any appeal to me, nor do I even begin to understand why one would engage in or even comprehend either activity.

25 years before the fall of the Berlin Wall, nobody anticipated the demise of the Soviet Block from within. 25 years ago nobody imagined homosexuality would be so publicly tolerated. IMHO, cannibalism isn't that far of a stretch for churches which condone and elect gay bishops in about 25 years.

[Lazamataz]

Mr Meiwes, from Rotenburg, says his victim was a willing participant who ate part of his own body

I kept trying that in college, but I was never flexible enough.

Mr Meiwes advertised on websites for "young, well-built men aged 18 to 30 to slaughter",

I would have thought it was a typo. I would have thought what they meant was "young, well-built men aged 18 to 30 for laughter

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

Now THERE'S a new solution to that college problem of mine.

"I admit what I've done," Mr Meiwes told Welt am Sonntag newspaper.

Kinda hard to deny when you've got someones kidney in your mouth.

cannibalism is not technically illegal under German law.

Why am I not surprised?

[Centurion2000]

German 'cannibal' tells of regret

I used too much garlic ...

[Lazamataz]

Mr Meiwes says he then killed Mr Brandes with his consent - recording the two-hour event on video.

Killing me softly
By
Laz

I heard he flambed a good penis,
I heard he killed with style,
And so I went to see him,
To be eaten for a while.

And there he was, this computer geek
A stranger before the laws eyes,
Cutting off my penis for lunch,
Sharing a dish we both love
Killing me softly for dinner
Killing me softly
For dinner
Ending my whole life
This winner
Killing me softly
For dinner.

I felt all flushed with microwaves,
Being cooked by one.
I felt like someone killed me
And ate parts of me for fun.

I prayed this cannibal would finish,
But he just kept right on
Killing me softly for dinner
Killing me softly
For dinner
Ending my whole life
With some vinager
Killing me softly
For dinner.

[Momaw Nadon]

Cannibal #1 said to Cannibal #2:

Are you having a good time?

Cannibal #2 answers:

Yes, I'm having a ball!

[BriarBey]

NOT on my list of a gourmet meal!!!

[FourtySeven]

LOL

So THAT's where that expression came from! :)

[krb]

The grisly details

Gristly? :-)

[BriarBey]

Wonder if we could recruit these 800 to fight Al-Queda?
We wouldn't have to feed them they would hunt their own game. Sauteed terriorist...hhhhhmmmm. A little butter and season lightly. eeeeeewwwwwww

[Paleo Conservative]

He had forgotten which whines go with cannibalistic meals.

[BriarBey]

The same logical arguments expressed to support homosexuality can also be used to support cannibalism.

Neither, I can safely say, have any appeal to me, nor do I even begin to understand why one would engage in or even comprehend either activity.

25 years before the fall of the Berlin Wall, nobody anticipated the demise of the Soviet Block from within. 25 years ago nobody imagined homosexuality would be so publicly tolerated. IMHO, cannibalism isn't that far of a stretch for churches which condone and elect gay bishops in about 25 years.



Scary thing is YOUR RIGHT!!!

[Ronly Bonly Jones]

The fava beans were overcooked and the chianti, ... well, it was a knockoff.