world is striking not only for its beauty but also its ugliness and cruelty.It would seem that in the age of new technologies, humanity and other virtues no room primitive brutality, but experience shows that social pathologies such as cannibalism in the modern world still remain.It is defined as people eating each other.This phenomenon also exists in the animal kingdom, when the representatives of one species eat each other.This is caused by hunger or feeling of danger.For animal cannibalism - a way to survive, to save his race;for most people - a way to bring their sick fantasies to life.
A case where cannibalism in the modern world has helped the group survive the tourists got in a plane crash in the Andes in 1972, the survivors were able to survive only because they ate the dead.They were in captivity in the ice for 72 days and had no other chance of survival.Such cannibalism leaves an indelible mark on human psyche as a constantly haunting sense of guilt.Get rid of it yourself is not possible, it needs the help of experts.The most obvious example was the cannibalism in the siege of Leningrad, when people for 100 days did not have the opportunity to receive a different kind of food.It should be noted that for the subsequent murder of cannibalism did not occur because you ate already dead people.Some historians are inclined to believe that in fact the cases of people eating each other at that time were sporadic and not widespread.They say that the blockade eating the meat of animals such as cats, dogs, rats.It is for certain learn about the events of the time today, it is not possible, since practically no eyewitnesses.
worth noting that cannibalism in the modern world is not so massive, but interesting cases are known of this phenomenon.For instance, in spring 2001 the system administrator Armin Meiwes posted on the Internet a few ads cannibalistic nature.It is surprising that they still resonate.On the proposal to be eaten said Bernd Brands, which allowed cannibal with plans to implement the act entirely voluntarily.The court has sentenced Meiwes and awarded him 8 years in prison for manslaughter.After some time it was reviewed, and it is for their own actions received a life sentence.
cannibalism in Russia today is extremely rare.This may be a manifestation of the mental illness of the offender.As a rule, such crimes are serial in nature and condemned for these people get a life sentence.Among the famous 20th century Russian cannibals can be called Alexander Spesivtseva, Andrew Chicoutimi, Alexei Sukletina.In connection with the moratorium on the death penalty in Russia, they served or are serving still life sentence in colonies of special regime.These people had eaten a few dozen people.They do not quenched their hunger, and gave a perverse pleasure in all that is happening with their victim.
is for certain the cause of the fact that cannibalism in the modern world there is still not possible.This behavior has many reasons: the traumatic situation, mental abnormality critical situations.For human society cannibalism it is considered a pathology, but we should not forget that there is a developing African countries where this phenomenon is part of a centuries-old culture.They are the exception to the rule.Cannibalism - this is a very complex phenomenon, caused by a great variety.Scientists around the world agree that it is impossible to cure a cannibal, and he will always strive to eat human flesh.
