robkelk Wrote:Obviously, Arthur is is way, way over his head. He needs somebody to talk to - somebody he didn't build himself. Problem is, does he realize that?Yes and no...
The next story shows some of the help he turns to, but the larger problems...
Eire and UK law have no provision for non-homo sapiens as persons. Giving Janet (and Nurse Blake) a real legal existence will be non-trivial. Is there someone existing in the Fen who could help with that?
I'd considered the "Austrialia Five", five (male) human-like robots from Australia who strip-off their torso plastic skin, in public, say in central London, and demand recognition as persons under UK law.
Which, they probably wouldn't get.
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