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bdjsiqoocwk10/01/20243 repliesview on HN

I thought that the person's age was often taken into account? I think it's silly to put someone 6mos in jail for creating a hybrid, but it's even worse when we're talking about a 81yo.


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Someone10/01/2024

FTA: The US district court judge Brian Morris said […] he weighed Schubarth’s age and lack of a criminal record with a sentence that would deter anyone else from trying to “change the genetic makeup of the creatures” on the Earth

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_3u1010/01/2024

Milei in Argentina has cloned dogs. There are places where its totally legal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_(Javier_Milei%27s_dog)

vfclists10/01/2024

So long as a person is clear in their mind there is no such thing as age being a factor in their sentencing.

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