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Is it ever proper for humans to kill humans in order to promote the welfare of other species


The poll question is the same as above. The word "species" did not fit in the official question area.

No. Respect for animals? Yes. Killing for them though? Erm...capital punishment is frowned upon even with regard to other humans. I'd love to see some humans die for what they do to my feline brethren, but alas, I do not give in to my baser instincts here.

No it is not ok for a human to die for the bennifite of any other Species. Thats like saying kill Bob, so that butterfly can survive. Plain stupid.

Is it ever proper for humans to kill humans in order to promote the welfare of other species


The poll question is the same as above. The word "species" did not fit in the official question area.

Are you high on crack right now?

Are you high on crack right now?

No.

You?

Well, maybe, but only if it is suicide. You certainly don't have the right to kill another human, but if you want to kill yourself to protect an animal, I guess you have that right.

We should have respect for and protect animals but we shouldn't have to kill our own in order to do that.

(Btw, I'm the dip that accidentally voted for option 3.)

Is it ever proper for humans to kill humans in order to promote the welfare of other species

I can think of examples where you could justify it, but only in the sense that saving animals also helps people. For example, if some mad scientist was going to release a virus that would kill all the cows in the world I suppose one could justify using lethal force to stop her if necessary because poor people in Africa with no resources but their cattle would starve to death.

One could also think of an extreme case that dosen't directly affect human survival but in which it could be justified. For example if someone was going to wipe out all the life on another planet one could justify the use of lethal force to stop them. Even though it might not directly be of help to humans, another planet's life is still worth protecting.

But on the whole I am specieist and value human life above even that of Chimpanzees and gorrillas. But if some prick was going around just shooting chimpanzees for fun, I'd want the police to stop him and accept the risk that it might require the use of lethal force to do so. So it's all a matter of the situation.

No.

You?
No.

What kind of a question is that though, killing people to save animal life. It's like those sickos in england who dug up a dead granny because of some poxy hamsters or gerbils or some such rodent.

Yep. We suck. Should be extinguished from the face of Earth. This planet would be so much better without us.

...This planet would be so much better without us.

How is that possible when I'm so sexy looking?

Yep. We suck. Should be extinguished from the face of Earth. This planet would be so much better without us.


You go first then.

No.

What kind of a question is that though, killing people to save animal life. It's like those sickos in england who dug up a dead granny because of some poxy hamsters or gerbils or some such rodent.

The ALF? Yes it's that kind of question.

A "Yes" answer could be something as inoffensive as shooting those poaching an endangered species.

A "Yes" answer could be something as inoffensive as shooting those poaching an endangered species.

Well, I don't believe in capital punishment, so I voted no anyway.

If said poachers were using lethal force in their own defence, it becomes an entirely different issue.

hell no.

A "Yes" answer could be something as inoffensive as shooting those poaching an endangered species.

This is some definition of the word "inoffensive" of which I was not aware. You can't go round killing people, for any reason. That's why the rest of the world is disgusted at the murder of all the Iraqis. It's not anti-americanism it's anti-murder.

This is some definition of the word "inoffensive" of which I was not aware. You can't go round killing people, for any reason. That's why the rest of the world is disgusted at the murder of all the Iraqis. It's not anti-americanism it's anti-murder.

In that case I guess I'm not part of the rest of the world.

Definitely not. The rest of the world doesn't have so many airfix models and videos about the second world war.

Definitely not. The rest of the world doesn't have so many airfix models and videos about the second world war.

I have none. *shrug*

If the animal tastes good, it shall be eaten!

For serious ecological damage, I believe that prison sentences should be handed out; on the capital punishment front, though, I'm absolutely against.

Just make it look like an accident.

hell yea

Is it ever proper for humans to kill humans in order to promote the welfare of other species?
Yes it is, the other species are not as strong or advances as we are. They are therefore "inferior" to us, and we should proctect them from harm, and if that harm is other humans... maybe not kill them, but throw them in prision for a really long time (like until they die)