Tuesday, April 21, 2015

"Hercules and Leo, were recognized by a New York court as legal persons Monday"

 
 
Hercules and Leo, who are currently used for biomedical experiments at Stony Brook University on Long Island, were granted habeas corpus by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe.

Habeas corpus is a legal petition that detainees use to seek relief from unlawful imprisonment, and by granting habeas corpus to chimps, Jaffe endorsed the idea that they deserve the rights of a human being.
Via BuzzFeed News

21 comments:

Methadras said...

This will clearly be challenged. Troop, Crack is dead?

ricpic said...

Step 1: establish that there is no difference between men and animals.

Step 2: cull the human herd.

Trooper York said...

If you play his music backward you can hear some one say that.

Trooper York said...

And it sounds better.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Animals iz people.

Chip Ahoy said...

If you wanted to be a comedian then Hawaii would be a good place to start. The people who live there are so easily given to laughter and open to being amused by every little thing around them. By contrast observable behavior of visitors is harsh rude and brutal.

I would say something to James, something droll as usual, and James barely cracks a smile only to acknowledge I said something, while a Hawaiian overhearing nearby cracks up laughing at the stupidest things.

They had a full wire bin full of coconut monkey faces and monkey bodies carved into them and the whole bin looked silly as could be, outside their version of 7-11 convenience store. As a man dismounted his motorcycle, dressed in black head to toe much of it leather, odd for Hawaii, a bit threatening in appearance he passed me right at the entrance with the coconut monkeys as I said to James ahead getting into the car, "I heard of things being more fun than a barrel full of monkeys now in Hawaii I finally see it." Droll as can be. James looked up like, yeah, and the black leather guy I passed doubled over laughing. It was not funny. James looked disgusted, at the man, like, Jeeze, don't encourage him. And that sort of thing happened regularly.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Life if F-ed up and depressing. Sometimes you just have to laugh.

Trooper York said...

Or you can scratch under your arm and fling some poop.

It's all legal now.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

Who do you think these two fellows will vote for?

Pardon if I seem consumed by the election drama.

Trooper York said...

They might sit out this time Lem. The already elected their guy. Twice.

I doubt they will come out for Hillary. Just sayn'

Leland said...

So if get this right, animals are now given rights of humans. But if a group of humans get together to form a corporation (a group of people acting as one), the left wishes to then deny them human rights.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

It gets better... If the left say corporations are bad, they are bad, unless those corporations give to democrats. Then it's all gooooood.

edutcher said...

Is this more of that same sex marriage stuff?

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

I think those two monkeys should be on the ballot in 2016.

Titus said...

Carroll Gardens "block by block" is on the front page of the Times. You know your hood has made it when it hits Page 1 of the Times!!!

Trooper York said...

But you see Titus when people like you and the New York Times discover a place it is time to move away. Just sayn'

Michael Haz said...

Sure, but can they get a wedding cake?

Titus said...

But we increase the prices of real estate for all! My hood still has some old Portugese who purchased their triple deckers 40 years ago for $20,000. Now they can either sell them for well over 2 million or rent the second and third floor for 5k a month!

I am tight with all the old timers in my hood. They love the rare clumber.

Titus said...

And I love the Mary in the bathtubs that still remain in the hood.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

tits -I thought you lived in Boston?

bagoh20 said...

Man, all you gotta do is mention flinging poo, and Titus appears like a freaking Jeanie in his silk pajamas.

I just see this chimp thing as an opportunity to expand the pool of hot ladies for ironrailsironweights.