They wouldn't bite.
A Manhattan appeals court refused to release accused NYPD "cannibal cop" Gilberto Valle on bail this morning.
The three-judge panel didn't even pause to digest arguments from both sides before unanimously rejecting Valle's bid to reverse the previous rulings of three separate, lower-court judges.
Presiding Judge Peter Hall of the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals didn't dish on the reasoning behind the decision, saying a brief, written order would be served up later today.
During about 15 minutes of oral arguments, Manhattan federal prosecutor Hadassa Waxman called Valle a danger to the community, saying he schemed to kidnap, cook and eat women during Internet chats she called "depraved, disgusting, troubling, gruesome."
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Waxman also revealed new allegations against Valle, saying he told a co-conspirator that he planned to make a female friend in Maryland his "next meal," and said his "mouth was watering the whole time" after visiting her in July.
Public defender Edward Zas contended that "the entire prosecution is misguided," noting that 40,000 people people take part in "the most depraved, heinous chats" at the sexual-fetish Web site where he insisted Valle merely engaged in fantasy "role-play."
"He's done nothing but imagine bad things and put them, foolishly, on the Internet in a really bad way," Zas said.
Zas also revealed that the defense would seek a one-month delay of Valle's trial -- currently set to start next week -- at a court conference this afternoon.
bruce.golding@nypost.com
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