While I like the idea of every poacher being neutralised, I also understand that the "poach police" may intentionally/inadvertently kill innocents with their blanket immunity; plus many poachers may be poor af hired-guns that aren't the actual source or root cause for the market, and may not dent the trade at all... Hope I'm wrong.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I also understand that the “poach police” may intentionally/inadvertently kill innocents with their blanket immunity;

Is there any evidence that that has been happening? (This article is from 2017, and it mentions "more than 20" poachers being killed in 2015, but doesn't mention any non-poachers being killed, which it seems it would have, given it's talking about the downsides.)

While I agree that taking the fight to the people financing the poaching, reducing the number of poachers - and providing a very clear disincentive for other "poor af" hired-guns to take up the mantle - could still help.

Personally, I don't think any implied sanctity of human life extends to people who are killing endangered animals for profit.

[–] Aria@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 year ago

So just out of curiosity, which one of these crimes voids "sanctity of human life"?

Cheating on your taxes
Bribing a politician
Taking a bribe
Kicking a dog
Eating a cow
Enslaving marginalised minorities for profit