Thank you Morpheus, you iterated what I was trying to say better than I was able to.
Any time I see people hating on anything, be it a plant, a pop-star, other forum members, politics, or whatever, I always wonder, what could be happening instead of hate? Probably something much more positive. If you don't like the mutant fly traps so much, it's fine to not grow them, but if you're going to throw it away or kill it, why not just post it as a giveaway on the forums instead? There are probably tons of hobbyists who would love to grow these types of plants and would be over-joyed to receive one. If it's a moral hardline against mutant organisms who no longer fill their ecological niche due to man-made intervening be it through selective breeding, genetic modification, or otherwise, then there are a multitude of organisms which deserve an equally discriminating perspective as I have already mentioned previously.
Also, I wasn't aware that every "abominable" flytrap was a result of mutant TC efforts (even if it is, my point still remains due to the points that morpheus brought up).
The analogy of a headless dog is moot because we all know that animals can't survive without heads (for very long [or without life support]), whereas plants can live without portions of their leaves, especially their traps, as long as they have a means to photosynthesize and uptake nutrients and water through their roots.
I think this debate (which has occurred many times on this forum, and will re-occur many times to come) gets so heated because, for most of us, the venus flytrap was one of our first introductions to the hobby and its trapping mechanism is so clearly unique and amazing - it's easy to see why people are passionate about keeping their childhood vision of the iconic species preserved. Alas, the world is changing and people who breed plants will almost always keep and propagate the most novel of their offspring. Thus: Post #22