You laugh, but how many human genes have to be represented to make something a human? If you were to give a rat human-style brain matter, to make it more capable of learning language, be more self aware, are you then required to treat it like a human being? This is well trod ground in the world of science fiction, and it doesn't often go to happy places.

ha-ha.. watch as I kill EVERYTHING with just my basilisk.

nt = nice tunnels

Your argument seems to be "I lost my hammer so I stole another one"

Well, I lost my picture of a hammer so I photocopied a picture someone else has.

Either way, you've done the deed. If it's illegal, your justification doesn't make it less so. Doesn't mean there's no proof.