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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by waffleiron on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @02:52PM (#36217398)
What’s the difference between humans murdering humans and animals killing humans.

We hold ourselves to a higher ethical standard in other cases, and maybe we should here too?

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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by mecsred on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @03:07PM (#36217603)
Do we hold ourselves to a higher standard? An animal that kills a human is executed. A human that kills a human goes to prison.
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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by waffleiron on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @03:15PM (#36217713)
A higher punishment doesn’t not mean higher ethical standard.
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