03/20/2017
■Class discussion: Does it make sense to legally declare something a person in order to protect it? What about U.S. court decisions that corporations are persons with civil rights like free speech and contributing money to politicians? Do these “persons” face the same responsibilities as humans? Can you imprison a river or corporation for killing someone? What do you think about arguments that all animals have rights? Are there better ways to protect rivers, corporations or animals than calling them persons with civil rights?