CRJ 270 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Armin Meiwes, Malum Prohibitum, David Weisburd
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We have said that litmus test for a mala in se crime is that no one would want to be a victim of such a crime. You would think that killing, butchering, and eating another human would certainly pass such a test. This strange state of affairs existed in rotenburg in central germany in 2001. Germany"s own hannibal lecter, one armin meiwes, had advertised online seeking volunteers for slaughter and consumption . Among the more than 200 replies meiwes received was an e-mail from bernd-jurgen. Brandes (a successful software engineer) stating, i am your meat. meiwes and. Brandes videotaped their agreement, and meiwes taped the subsequent killing and butchering of brandes. Brandes stated on the tape that being eaten would be the. The prosecution in this case argued for a conviction of murder and disturbing the peace of the dead, which would have gotten meiwes a life sentence.
