Chimps... Are they people too?

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Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 26997 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 73	Message 1585868 - Posted: 12 Oct 2014, 18:02:09 UTC - in response to Message 1585825. Now for a slight change of pace... A State Appeals Court in New York heard arguments on Oct. 9th, 2014 in a lawsuit over legal personhood for a chimp named 'Tommy'. Thoughts? Ridiculous. I mean, why? Why ridiculous? Is the concept of 'people' going to be always and forever a 'Homo sapiens' only club? Or is it possible that at least certain members of other species might attain that status at some point? If we are not going to be guilty of 'species-ism', what qualities would a non-human have to possess to be a 'person' under the law? +1 ;-) ID: 1585868 ·

Sirius B Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 21803 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 15	Message 1585826 - Posted: 12 Oct 2014, 16:19:03 UTC - in response to Message 1585825. Converse would be a good one to consider. ID: 1585826 ·

KWSN - MajorKong Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Jan 00 Posts: 2892 Credit: 1,499,890 RAC: 0	Message 1585825 - Posted: 12 Oct 2014, 16:17:55 UTC - in response to Message 1585816. Now for a slight change of pace... A State Appeals Court in New York heard arguments on Oct. 9th, 2014 in a lawsuit over legal personhood for a chimp named 'Tommy'. Thoughts? Ridiculous. I mean, why? Why ridiculous? Is the concept of 'people' going to be always and forever a 'Homo sapiens' only club? Or is it possible that at least certain members of other species might attain that status at some point? If we are not going to be guilty of 'species-ism', what qualities would a non-human have to possess to be a 'person' under the law? ID: 1585825 ·

Мишель Send message Joined: 26 Nov 13 Posts: 3073 Credit: 87,868 RAC: 0	Message 1585816 - Posted: 12 Oct 2014, 16:03:23 UTC - in response to Message 1585813. Now for a slight change of pace... A State Appeals Court in New York heard arguments on Oct. 9th, 2014 in a lawsuit over legal personhood for a chimp named 'Tommy'. Thoughts? Ridiculous. I mean, why? ID: 1585816 ·

Sirius B Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 21803 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 15	Message 1585815 - Posted: 12 Oct 2014, 16:02:43 UTC Last modified: 12 Oct 2014, 16:05:38 UTC With all the published "lawsuits" over the past several years, it seems that the States has lost the plot. ID: 1585815 ·

KWSN - MajorKong Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Jan 00 Posts: 2892 Credit: 1,499,890 RAC: 0	Message 1585813 - Posted: 12 Oct 2014, 15:59:22 UTC Last modified: 12 Oct 2014, 16:10:11 UTC Now for a slight change of pace... A State Appeals Court in New York heard arguments on Oct. 9th, 2014 in a lawsuit over legal personhood for a chimp named 'Tommy'. Thoughts? Edit: Oops... Forgot the URL link... http://www.wired.com/2014/10/chimpanzee-personhood-hearing/ ID: 1585813 ·

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