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Re:Suspects in 2 murder cases shared connection to 'Zizian' ... by codr7 on Saturday February 01, 2025 @04:02PM (#42902286)
But punishing humans for killing animals isn't a very rational thing to do, is it? Sounds 100% emotional to me, and emotions computers do not have.

I guess if we spew enough of this BS onto the internet, AI could work it from there, but calling that rational doesn't make much sense to me.

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Re:Suspects in 2 murder cases shared connection to 'Zizian' ... by samatman on Saturday February 01, 2025 @04:55PM (#42902774)
Communities are people. They are not definitions.
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Re:Suspects in 2 murder cases shared connection to 'Zizian' ... by int_19h on Saturday February 01, 2025 @05:45PM (#42903252)
It is considered rational because it is meant to motivate people to not kill animals, not punishment for the sake of justice or somesuch.
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Re:Suspects in 2 murder cases shared connection to 'Zizian' ... by DangitBobby on Saturday February 01, 2025 @05:48PM (#42903278)
It's only rational if the point of punishment is deterrence.
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