Should cannibalism be legal?

[nini2287]

Provided that someone is willing to kill themself or surrender their body upon natural death.

[MaC]

yes, even if they don't surrender or kill themselves.  It must be legal under all circumstances.  There's nothing in the Constitution to say it's illegal...

[Gabu]

In theory I would say yes, but I fear that it could be difficult to determine whether or not the eaten person actually wanted to be eaten, and it could be a very difficult situation if the eaten person allegedly changed his mind at the last moment but was eaten anyway.  It's for this reason that I also now oppose the legalization of duels.

[MODU]

Uhhhhhh . . . . . . . . . . .

[patrick1]

No and for similar reasons that selling an organ is illegal.  It can be taking advantage of someone who is mentally deficient or unstable.   Cannibalism is also very bad for you.  Brain diseases similar to mad cow are some side effects of eating human flesh.  These diseases are also hereditary and therefore damaging to puclic health and safety.

[minionofmidas]

Armin Meiwes is facing retrial right now right here, and cannibalism is still not a crime under German law. Of course, killing someone (even with their consent) with the purpose of later eating them is.

[Ebowed]

F*** no

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

No. Killing people with or without their consent should generally be illegal, and those who die of natural causes generally present problems of disease or medications tainting the meat.  Disposing of human road kill via cannibalism, while not in of itself a problem, would be such a small percentage of carcasses that it would not be worth the effort to carve out an exception to allow their consumption.

[MasterJedi]

F*** no

[skybridge]

Hell's nah!

[Emsworth]

With the consent of the "victim"? Sure. If one can agree to be used as a cadaver, why can't one agree to be used as food?

[minionofmidas]

Killing people with or without their consent should generally be illegal

Exactly. So why the need for a special law?

[ilikeverin]

Killing people with or without their consent should generally be illegal

Exactly. So why the need for a special law?

Happy 15000th post

[CheeseWhiz]

Um, no, it most definitely should not.

[minionofmidas]

Killing people with or without their consent should generally be illegal

Exactly. So why the need for a special law?

Happy 15000th post

Thank you. (hugs Ilikeverin, remembers topic on hand, bites Ilikeverin's head off.)

[Undisguised Sockpuppet]

Absolutely not.

[Speed of Sound]

With the consent of the "victim"? Sure. If one can agree to be used as a cadaver, why can't one agree to be used as food?

^^^^^^^^^^^^

If the person doesnt mind being eaten, then why not?

[Ebowed]

If the person doesnt mind being eaten, then why not?

So you support legalizing consensual necrophilia too, I presume?

[Rin-chan]

F*** no

Rin-chan

[Democratic Hawk]

Absolutely not. Though if you're in some plane that crashes in the Andes and it's the only way to survive, then needs must

Dave

[Alcon]

With the consent of the "victim"? Sure. If one can agree to be used as a cadaver, why can't one agree to be used as food?

Yeah, although obviously very good documentation would be required.

[J. J.]

   Cannibalism is also very bad for you.  Brain diseases similar to mad cow are some side effects of eating human flesh.  These diseases are also hereditary and therefore damaging to puclic health and safety.

My problem with cannibalism are the same as Patrick's here.  It creates healh problems.  If it wasn't for that, and the deceased, pre-mortem, was competent to make the decision, I would have no problem.