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25. "Are you suggesting human life is more important than other beings?" Ahhh..yes?

Reply to dorkzilla (Reply #13)

Tue Sep 29, 2015, 10:10 AM

Sep 2015

At least to other humans.....if a rino and a child are drowning and I can only save one I know which one it will be.

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Elephants, crocodiles kill 7 people at Malawi park [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 2015 OP

Is your comment suggesting that you are glad these people were killed? oberliner Sep 2015 #1

Poachers getting a Darwin is fine by me. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #2

The elephant crop raiding casualties no Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #3

You think a fair punishment for poachers is death? oberliner Sep 2015 #6

You missed the world's reaction to Cecil's death? Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #8

What is fair punishment for slaughtering millions of cows, pigs, and chickens? oberliner Sep 2015 #10

I asked about extinction Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #11

I loathe poachers oberliner Sep 2015 #12

Some common ground Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #16

Fair enough oberliner Sep 2015 #19

Yeah, but if we started eating and raising elephants their numbers would go up- snooper2 Sep 2015 #41

Understood oberliner Sep 2015 #43

if they had names restorefreedom Sep 2015 #18

Great points oberliner Sep 2015 #20

i wish i would live long enough to see that restorefreedom Sep 2015 #23

owners of abusive farms should be charged with felony animal cruelty. Sunlei Sep 2015 #37

china has a dp for poaching restorefreedom Sep 2015 #17

Good points oberliner Sep 2015 #22

no they are not a good model to follow restorefreedom Sep 2015 #24

It's not punishment. christx30 Sep 2015 #26

Poachers got what they deserved. Nt dorkzilla Sep 2015 #4

Poachers deserve death? oberliner Sep 2015 #7

Yes, they did. Intending to kill a sentient being (endangered no less) deserves in-kind end. dorkzilla Sep 2015 #13

I am anti-death penalty oberliner Sep 2015 #14

Nature meted out it's own sentence dorkzilla Sep 2015 #15

Understood oberliner Sep 2015 #21

"Are you suggesting human life is more important than other beings?" Ahhh..yes? EX500rider Sep 2015 #25

You're entitled to your opinion - it's not an empirical fact that humans "count" more. dorkzilla Sep 2015 #28

animals are starving for enough food and space Sunlei Sep 2015 #5

So are people, in parts of Africa JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2015 #30

wildlife get a taste for humans and I bet those poachers aren't the only humans they have grabbed. Sunlei Sep 2015 #33

A death sentence of their own making. lonestarnot Sep 2015 #9

If they hadn't been out there doing illegal poaching leftyladyfrommo Sep 2015 #27

3 dead poachers is a decent start. nt geek tragedy Sep 2015 #29

I'm against the death sentence but I wouldn't mind if our American poachers had to.. Sunlei Sep 2015 #34

I think it depends what animal they're poaching in the US. geek tragedy Sep 2015 #35

They were some mother's children. However, if they were closeupready Sep 2015 #31

Poachers trying to make enough to feed their families are not the problem. Shame on those celebratin uppityperson Sep 2015 #32

poachers are dangerous animals--they kill many more game wardens and park guards geek tragedy Sep 2015 #36

Agree 100%. These are members of criminal organizations. Coventina Sep 2015 #38

I agree they can be dangerous. I am wondering what drives them to poaching, how to get them work tha uppityperson Sep 2015 #39

They are terrorists and murderers. Every one of them that dies is a good thing. nt alphafemale Oct 2015 #44

Weird title makes it sound like crocs and elephants ganged up to attack people. yellowcanine Sep 2015 #40

Crocs and elephants leftyladyfrommo Sep 2015 #42