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Should Chimps Have Human Rights?
An anonymous reader writes "A Brazilian court has already issued a writ of habeas corpus in the name of a chimp. And now an Austrian court may well decide that a chimpanzee is a 'person' with what up until now have been called human rights." From the story in the Guardian/Observer: "He recognizes himself in the mirror, plays hide-and-seek and breaks into fits of giggles when tickled. He is also our closest evolutionary cousin. A group of world leading primatologists argue that this is proof enough that Hiasl, a 26-year-old chimpanzee, deserves to be treated like a human. In a test case in Austria, campaigners are seeking to ditch the 'species barrier' and have taken Hiasl's case to court. If Hiasl is granted human status — and the rights that go with it — it will signal a victory for other primate species and unleash a wave of similar cases."
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If they get Human Rights, can I get Animal Rights, like flinging my poo at my boss when he annoys me?
Your hair look like poop, Bob! - Wanker.
To all who believe in spanking your monkey, be forewarned.
I believe that would make you 14 years too young to be eligible to become president of the United States of America.
Navicula hydraulica plena anguilarum est. Omnes castelli tuus nostri sunt. Ed elli avea del cul fatto trombetta.
They already do in some countries. They elected one of their own in the US, for instance.
Daniel
Carpe Diem
Log scale. you move up two orders of magnitude of humanity from 90 to 97%
Which implies that a banana only has 1/112th of a soul.
We probably should, They're the ones running the experiment anyway.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
I agree that killing your child should be legal up until it's two years old. I mean, sometimes you don't know if you really want a child before the third trimester rolls around. It's not civilized to put a mother under that kind of stress. Give her some time to think about it. Then, if she doesn't want he baby after a year or two, she can just drop it off in a dumpster or something.
The only reason even pro-abortionists are against late term and post-natal abortions is because that's when the child starts looking cute. It's just like those damn baby seals everyone keeps crying about.
function imHumanAndIHaveRights() {
println("May I have some human rights also, please?");
}
Nonsence/Nonsense
I can't stand it when people can't spell properly.
Yes, the 'net is an irritating place for me.
Daniel
Carpe Diem
They don't call them vegetables for nothing.
That was in poor taste!
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I got it. I suggest that if the banana looks like it is suffering then yes show it some compassion.
Can I bum a sig?
Same goes for hippie infestations.
GCHQ Quantum Insert installed. If only our tongues were made of glass, how much more careful we would be when we speak
Our bosses say that about us humans.
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