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In reply to the discussion: Hey women [View all]AZCat
(8,347 posts)Perhaps you didn't see the line in my post where I said " That doesn't excuse the individual who engages in bad behavior, but you probably can't support the argument that it's a special case for humans only." Bad behavior is inexcusable in humans, but it should be (and is) with apes (and other animals) as well. In fact, there are several cases where animals have been dealt with (usually terminally) because of their inability to act within a defined range of behaviors (no attacking humans, for example). Their non-humanness doesn't excuse them from the consequences any more than our "ape-ness" excuses us from the consequences of violating society's rules either.
But to claim that somehow humans are special and different is missing a very well-supported biological point and should not be used to support arguments (or at least ones that are accepted here).