Posted on 11/08/2019 8:50:19 PM PST by simpson96
An orangutan who was granted legal personhood in a landmark 2015 ruling has moved into the Center for Great Apes in central Florida.
Judge Elena Liberatori's ruling declared that Sandra was legally not an animal, but a non-human person. That meant the orangutan was entitled to some legal rights enjoyed by humans, plus better living conditions, reports The Miami Herald.
"With that ruling I wanted to tell society something new, that animals are sentient beings and that the first right they have is our obligation to respect them," Liberatori said.
The 2015 ruling came after animal rights campaigners filed a habeas corpus petition—a document more typically used to challenge the legality of a person's detention or imprisonment—on behalf of the orangutan.
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Probably connected to Arcus Foundation, a REALLY freaky-deaky nonprofit that promotes LGBT and great apes rights, founded by Jon Stryker.
The judge sounds like a fawning supporter.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcus_Foundation
In other words, a Democrat NPC voter.
I have yet to see a female judge with consistent, Constitutional rulings over an extended period of time. There may be 2-3 out there, but the other 10,000+ sure are making them look bad.
Strange how it's not "what the legal system requires", but "what I want"
to tell society something new,
And an editorial in the local paper couldn't do that? You had to abuse your power?
the first right they have is our obligation to respect them
The vast majority of humans have respected animals since the dawn of time, without ever having to give them some special legal status.
I didn’t know the Obamas had divorced. So sad.
Send her to the sketchier parts of Daytona Beach. That way, when she starts to jump up and down, shriek, and throw her own poo, she’ll fit right in!
This judge must have slept through Logic class. "Person" is, by definition, a "human," making "non-human person" a contradiction in terms. It's like saying "dehydrated water."
Look up the phrase sine qua non, dingus. Then look through the want ads for another job.
I miss Warren. I can’t just listen to one song; I have to queue up a collection . . .
Example:
"Florida woman marries a Ferris wheel"
"Florida Woman Hired Woman To Be A Surrogate, Tried To Impregnate Her Daily, Then Forced Her To Work At Various Businesses"
"Florida Woman Prepares For Hurricane Dorian, Wraps Home In Plastic Bags And Duct Tape"
"Florida woman lives in hotel rooms behind the mirrors"
I had to check this one out:
https://www.reddit.com/r/LetsNotMeet/comments/ael5nr/florida_woman_crawled_out_of_my_hotel_mirror_to/
Some should be removed from the list though it gives you an idea it's not just Florida-man
wow. The hotel mirror... yikes!
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