Posted on 11/24/2003 3:28:48 AM PST by tlb
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.
Tia
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 freezerThis calls for a whole new sub-category of Darwin Awards.
Does he die before he consumes himself? Does he consume himself before he dies? Does he consume himself with his last bite, does his mouth eat itself with that last bite and does he then vanish?---Snake Eats Own Tail
Doesn't libertarian philosophy mandate that he be released?The Massachusettes Supreme Court is outraged and willing to fly to Germany to create a New Right To Eat Each Other for the German Constitution.
(Their business cards say: Have Robes. Create Rights.)
"German cooking is not that great to begin with, but have you ever tried to find a decent RECIPE for this???"
"Weiner" Schnitzel?
I know how he feels. I feel the same way after eating Mexican......er, food, not people.
If it was truly consensual, why not?
It's really weird, I admit, but if some guy wants to die and have some other guy eat his remains, let him.
Well that certainly explains it. One too many visits to the Medieval torture museum.
The website just doesn't do it justice.
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