Keith 0 #1 March 25, 2004 Any one else seen this? I find it kind of fascinating; this guy actually found a willing victim. Article also copied below. KASSEL, Germany - A German who confessed to killing, dismembering and eating another man was convicted Friday of manslaughter and sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison. A state court ruled that Armin Meiwes, a 42-year-old computer expert who met his victim on the Internet, had no "base motives" in the crime -- sparing him a murder conviction. Prosecutors called Meiwes a "human butcher" who acted simply to "satisfy a sexual impulse" and had sought a life sentence for murder. His defense argued that since the victim had volunteered to be killed and eaten, the crime should be classified a mercy killing, which carries a five-year maximum penalty. Before the verdict Meiwes looked calm, chatting with his attorney and occasionally grinning for cameras allowed inside the courtroom before the session began. When his trial opened Dec. 3 in the central city of Kassel, Meiwes confessed in detail to the March 2001 killing of 43-year-old Bernd Juergen Brandes at Meiwes' home in the nearby town of Rotenburg. Brandes traveled from Berlin in reply to an Internet advertisement seeking a young man for "slaughter and consumption." Meiwes testified that Brandes wanted to be stabbed to death after drinking a bottle of cold medicine to lose consciousness. "Bernd came to me of his own free will to end his life," Meiwes said in his closing statement in court Monday. "For him, it was a nice death." Still, he said he regretted the killing. "I had my big kick and I don't need to do it again," he said. "I regret it all very much, but I can't undo it." A grisly video he made of the act was shown to the court during a closed session. A doctor testified that Brandes died from loss of blood and that the medication, along with a half-bottle of liquor and 20 sleeping pills he took beforehand, could not have lessened his pain. Several experts have testified that Meiwes was fit to stand trial and was not mentally ill. Police tracked down and arrested Meiwes in December 2002 after a student in Austria alerted them to a message Meiwes had posted on the Internet. "If I hadn't been so stupid as to keep looking on the Internet, I would have taken my secret to the grave," Meiwes said in his closing statement. © 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributedKeith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #2 March 25, 2004 See what eating men will get you???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #3 March 25, 2004 Don't I know it. And in some states you don't even have to eat them, you just have to taste 'em to get jail time.Keith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlindBrick 0 #4 March 25, 2004 Caucasian, it's the other white meat. -Blind"If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxmadmax 8 #5 March 25, 2004 If vegetarians eat vegetables.... What do Humanitarians eat? Don't go away mad....just go away! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #6 March 25, 2004 Now *that* is funny Keith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
napaguy99 0 #7 March 25, 2004 Quote© 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed I would be more worried about the AP coming after you. You never know nowadays! (This is totally in jest, of course) "Let the misinterpretation and attacks begin." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #8 March 25, 2004 That's just WEIRD!~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #9 March 25, 2004 Quotea 42-year-old computer expert Does this mess up the earlier thread on guessing which are killers vs computer experts? QuoteProsecutors called Meiwes a "human butcher" who acted simply to "satisfy a sexual impulse" "Why yes, I would like a little head" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #10 March 25, 2004 Quote"Why yes, I would like a little head" OMG! LMAO! Thanx for the laugh~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #11 March 25, 2004 Yeah, I see what you mean. I'd delete that part and play stupid but, alas, it's too late. Keith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxmadmax 8 #12 March 26, 2004 Since we seem to be on a cannibalism theme: Do you know why Jeffery Dahlmer had to move to a larger cell? He ran out of "elbow room" Don't go away mad....just go away! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #13 April 23, 2005 Update: The German court reversed and remanded, saying the 8 1/2 year sentence was too lenient. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=2&u=/nm/20050422/od_nm/crime_germany_cannibal_dc Quote I find it kind of fascinating; this guy actually found a willing victim. Strangely, this is not unique. Sharon Lopatka of Maryland posted online sexual fantasies of being tortured to death. She found a man, Robert Glass of North Carolina, who was willing to help her. http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/classics/sharon_lopatka/1.html?sect=13 There are some weird folks out there... My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #14 April 23, 2005 Thanks for the update. I guess they want to keep him behind bars fearing he'll do it again should he be released.Keith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #16 April 23, 2005 Not exactly the kind of people to say.....EAT ME to Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alanab 0 #17 April 23, 2005 QuoteSince we seem to be on a cannibalism theme: Do you know why Jeffery Dahlmer had to move to a larger cell? He ran out of "elbow room" What can you find in Jeffery Dahlmer's shower? head and shoulders of course Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #18 April 24, 2005 Brings a whole new meaning to...: We'll be having so-and-so over for dinner...... ~R+R...Very Hannibal-esque...icky-poo......~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
