Humans and Nonhumans

[Embolism]

You mean to say people who can't speak or walk properly are less human than those who can?

The implication here is "speak English properly". For all you know cluwnes do communicate in their own language. By that logic I suppose Swedes aren't human either. Murder all Chefs - bork bork bork!

But the reason for this I expect is gameplay. I've had bad experiences with Borgs turning on me in the middle of a wizard battle just because I got cluwned, which as you know is out of your hands. Becoming a lizard or a monkey however is typically within your control, so you know the risks (not that I've ever seen any AI/Borg act on this) when you take that first bite.