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Re:An Orangutan Has Some Human Rights, Argentine Court Rules by irremediable on Saturday December 27, 2014 @07:49PM (#8804639)
Is it speciesist to swat mosquitoes? I'd swat a person if they tried to suck my blood...
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Re:An Orangutan Has Some Human Rights, Argentine Court Rules by Natsu on Saturday December 27, 2014 @08:41PM (#8804774)
You wouldn't kill them for it, though... probably. And you'd be in trouble if you did.
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Re:An Orangutan Has Some Human Rights, Argentine Court Rules by irremediable on Monday December 29, 2014 @09:27PM (#8812998)
Well, to be fair, I think you could claim self-defence against someone attempting to practise vampirism on you. ;)

I see your point though; if a person were doing as little harm as a mosquito does, most people wouldn't kill them in retaliation.

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