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  • From: David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com>
  • To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] NYTimes.com Article: German Court Convicts Internet Cannibal of Manslaughter
  • Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 11:51:54 -0500

On 1/31/04 11:37 PM, "Sil Greene" <Sil_greene AT unc.edu> wrote:

>
> Reported 04.01.31 22:33 from zzd:
>
> .:On Saturday 31 January 2004 10:52, David Minton wrote:
> .:> I have heard the other tough part for the prosecution, was that
> Cannibalism
> .:> is not crime in Germany.
>
> .:It's not, nor do I see why one would need such a law. If "meat is
> .:murder" then prosecute the murder.
>
> No, they used the right law. The death was a suicide; the dude prosecuted
> only slaughtered the dead man's carcass. Hence, manslaughter.

Nope, slaughter means to kill. You are thinking of butchering. To butcher is
to cut up and prepare meat for use as food.

David




  • Re: [internetworkers] NYTimes.com Article: German Court Convicts Internet Cannibal of Manslaughter, David Minton, 02/02/2004

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