The cannibalism

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Cannibalism is perceived with disgust and indignation in several cultures. It is considered a wild behavior by most. The only tolerated cannibalism form is the one that allows survival in a desperate situation. "Survival" cannibalism is very rare and can be explained by specific conditions; nevertheless it remains punishable by the law. Nowadays, murder and consumption of a human body, out of famines, is considered as criminal cannibalism.

It is considered as a psycho-sexual disorder. The individual sexualize's one's flesh consumption. This act can release a sexual frustration. Cannibalism is considered as a form of sexual sadism. Example: In the 1920s, an American man named Albert Fish raped, killed and ate several children. He admitted experiencing a huge sexual pleasure when eating a child.

Most of cannibalism acts are motivated by power or control over the victim. Cannibalism is the ultimate expression of domination on another person.
Aggression cannibalism is motivated by feelings of hostility or fear that creates a need of domination, vengeance or control over a victim by killing or eating him/her.
Example: Anna Zimmerman: a young German, 26, mother of two, killed her boyfriend by vengeance and anger, then ate him with her children (she's one of the rare cannibal women).

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[...] “Survival” cannibalism is very rare and can be explained by specific conditions; nevertheless it remains punishable by the law. Nowadays, murder and consumption of a human body, out of famines, is considered as criminal cannibalism. Different kinds of criminal cannibalism: Sexual cannibalism Aggression cannibalism Spiritual and ritual cannibalism Epicurean/nutritional cannibalism These different aspects overlap. A person can eat human flesh for various reasons. Sexual cannibalism It is considered as a psycho-sexual disorder. The individual sexualizes one's flesh consumption. This act can release a sexual frustration. [...]

[...] He is very small and skinny like you can see on this photo. The Medias thinks that it is probably owed to Japanese encephalitis that he had when he was 2 years old. Because of this disease, her mother forces him to eat all the time to take strengths. Psychiatrists will say later that it traumatized him, and that it was the trigger of his cannibalism. Before he really acted, he tried to kill a German student in Japan in 1980. [...]

[...] Cannibalism is considered as a form of sexual sadism. Example: In the 1920s, an American man named Albert Fish raped, killed and ate several children. He admitted experiencing a huge sexual pleasure when eating a child. Aggression cannibalism Most of cannibalism acts are motivated by power or control over the victim. Cannibalism is the ultimate expression of domination on another person. Aggression cannibalism is motivated by feelings of hostility or fear that creates a need of domination, vengeance or control over a victim by killing or eating him/her. [...]

[...] It is the rarest type of cannibalism. Example: A Japanese student who killed a friend admitted “nothing is as delicious”. PART TWO: legislation about cannibalism In Europe, the “Capitulaire of Charlemagne, written in 789, is one of the first legal texts to worry about cannibalism. It foresaw that that cannibalism would be punished with the death penalty. Nowadays, several countries, particularly in Africa, have included the crime of cannibalism in their legislation. In Gabon, the article 211 of the Penal Code provides that "any act of cannibalism, any transfer of human flesh or without charge made the same purpose, shall be punished by imprisonment in time” In Burundi, it is Article 165 of the Criminal Code applies: "Whoever created or prepared acts of cannibalism, has participated, or has been found in possession of human flesh for acts of cannibalism shall be punished with the death penalty But in other countries, including France and Germany, the legislation does not provide for sanctions for acts of cannibalism as morally unthinkable in Western Europe: "As to cannibalism, it is simply not covered by the German law French judges may still rely on Article 222 of the Penal Code which punishes torture and acts of barbarity 15 to 30 years' imprisonment, and consider cannibalism as an aggravating circumstance in cases of homicide PART THREE: CASES OF CANNIBALISM AROUND THE WORLD Nowadays, we can find cannibals all around the world. [...]

[...] He calls the crime squad to reveal that he charged an Asian with two suitcases. Issei was stopped three days after his crime thanks to the testimony of this taxi driver who remembered his address. Sagawa declares to the policemen (of the crime squad of Paris) I had had a freezer, you would not have found me " and claims that his act must be considered as an artistic act. During a search in his apartment, the policemen discover the papers of the victim, the bloodstains, the rifle, a film photo, a dictaphone and 7 kilos of human tissues in small bags-trash and on paper plates in the refrigerator. [...]