This would strike a great amount of fear into the hearts of many Americans if it were a headline here in the United States, but to people in other countries cannibalism has been a part of their culture for many decades. If it is a part of someone’s culture to eat other human beings what right do we have to tell them otherwise? We have the freedom to choose our own religions, why would we not have a right to choose how we live. We should not have the right to judge other people based on their culture or way of life. No matter what it is.

Cannibalism dates back to prehistoric times. There have even been excavations in the United States that have found evidence of butchered human remains that suggest cannibalism. If this is true, do we still consider our ancestors to be a truly civilized people? Or does this behavior come from need, or from different peoples cultures, or way of life? Indeed there are stories about “normal” people that had to turn to cannibalism in order to survive. Take for instance the rugby team from Montevideo, Uruguay,

whose plane crashed in the Andes Mountains on October 12, 1972. When the plane crashed into the wintry mountains no one was prepared for the subzero temperatures, and their suitcases didn’t yield much hope for warm clothes. There were only 32 survivors out of 45 passengers, four more died within a few days. When the plane went down it lost both wings and the tail, since it was white there wasn’t much hope of spotting it from a rescue plane because of the snow. The rescue efforts were called off after only eight days. With only candy, crackers and some jam on the plane, the survivors had to make one of the hardest choices of their lives. After an avalanche, that happened seventeen days into their ordeal, eleven more people were killed. At this point the people who were left decided that the only way they could survive was to eat the dead, which they did. Seventy days after their plane crashed they were finally rescued.

It is hard to say that cannibalism shouldn’t be practices. You can’t have Human Rights if you have to tell people how to live and what to do. I believe that the issue of Human Rights as it relates to people that practice cannibalism should be one that is walked in a fine line. It seems like the saying “don’t be the one to cast the first stone until you look into your own backyard” applies to this issue. People should be allowed to practice their beliefs, cultures, and religions, without fear of retribution, and the opinions of others.

From Neanderthals to the Aborigines, cannibalism was a way of life for these people. Although not widely practiced anymore, cannibal

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