German cannibal sane, psychiatrist testifies (ehhhh?)

The Toronto Star ^ | December 29 2003 | Associated Press

[knighthawk]

KASSEL, Germany (AP) — A German computer expert who confessed to killing a man and eating his flesh is in good mental health, but should be given psychotherapy, a prison psychiatrist testified at his murder trial today.

The suspect, 42-year-old Armin Meiwes, lacks empathy and self-control but should be considered healthy, said Heinrich Wilmer, who works at the jail in the central city of Kassel where Meiwes has been held. Wilmer said he needed psychotherapy, but did not need to be kept in a psychiatric institute.

Meiwes went on trial Dec. 3 and confessed in detail to the March 2001 killing of 43-year-old engineer Bernd Juergen Brandes at his home. He has told the Kassel state court that he subsequently looked for further willing victims through Internet ads and chat rooms.

Wilmer declined to comment on whether he believed Meiwes might reoffend.

Prosecutors say the killing was sexually motivated and filed murder charges, despite concluding that the killer had the victim's consent. Meiwes could face a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.

Meiwes' lawyer argues that the slaying was instead a form of mercy killing, which would carry a maximum five-year sentence. A verdict is expected in February.

Police tracked down and arrested Meiwes in December 2002 after a student in Austria alerted them to an advertisement Meiwes had placed on the Internet seeking a man willing to be killed and eaten.

[knighthawk]

Ping

[Semper Paratus]

I'll have the chianti and some fava beans on the side please.

[FormerACLUmember]

Meiwes' lawyer argues that the slaying was instead a form of mercy killing, which would carry a maximum five-year sentence.

The new Liberal Big Lie for murderers/

[pogo101]

What wine goes with legs and thighs?

[New Horizon]

A German computer expert who confessed to killing a man and eating his flesh is in good mental health, but should be given psychotherapy...

WTF???

[Gritty]

What wine goes with legs and thighs?

More specifically, what wine goes with "Rotenburg Oysters"?

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Scanning, scanning....

nope...

No mention whatsoever that he was a perverted homosexual.

How odd?

[gov_bean_ counter]

Coming soon to an infomercial near you...

The Ronco super size rotisserie..
Set it and forget it.

[gov_bean_ counter]

To sorta quote Justin Wilson...

Drink any wine you can get. Those legs don't know what color wine you drinking.

[JustPlainJoe]

If this nut-case ever makes it over to the U.S., he'll make a fortune on t.v.'talk' shows and who knows, may end up being governor of something... possibly even a senator in New York!

[TheSpottedOwl]

Meiwes' lawyer argues that the slaying was instead a form of mercy killing, which would carry a maximum five-year sentence. A verdict is expected in February.

If he's lucky, Judge Greer will preside.

[Jim Noble]

Psychiatric hospitals are not jails, and are unsuitable for criminal punishment.

This murderer should be executed (whether he is "crazy" or not).

Don't look to doctors to be prison guards. They aren't.

[PJ-Comix]

What wine goes with legs and thighs?

Blue Nun.

[wdkeller]

physician heal thyself.

[Spok]

"lacks empathy and self-control but should be considered healthy"

Can I assume this is strictly a German standard for mental health????
This would be a sterling quality for any SS candidate, wouldn't it???

[MarkL]

He's not insane... It's just an eating disorder...

Mark

[kimmie7]

Ain't it the truth......I'm surprised someone like Felos isn't all over this one by now. The guy's certifiable. Both of 'em.

[lepton]

A German computer expert who confessed to killing a man and eating his flesh is in good mental health, but should be given psychotherapy...

Misplaced morals and poor judgement are not the definitions of insane. Maybe he's saying the guy is just evil.