[Buddha-l] Re: "Nature" and eating meat

[Joy Vriens]

Peter D. Junger wrote:

> But note that there appears to be no case where someone was convicted
> of cannibalism rather than some form of homicide.

I tried to find some facts about the recent German cannibal case and 
found the same:

"Cannibalism is not a recognised offence under German law and the 
defence will argue that, since the victim volunteered, this was no murder."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3286721.stm

Kind of strange since necrophilia is an offence, isn't it?