re: A pack of pitbulls and a 4 year old... You know how this ends.

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Here's my question..I have no doubt that pitbulls can be a loving dog.....but why can't you get love from a breed of dog that isn't as powerful if it does get violent? Is the love from a pit bull more satisfying than what a lab gives?or are SOME people more interested in the "I'll do what I want" mentality.

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This is my thinking as well. Why do you HAVE to have the far and away most dangerous breed? Normally I'm a libertarian but there are dozens of other breeds that are far less likely to get away from you and kill someone else's kid. At the very least they should be banned from neighborhoods and cities. And to the people that say "pit bull" is a relative term that people mistakenly use to describe a wide range of dogs- just include all of those breeds that are "falsely classified" as pits. Whatever you call them, they're killing people much more than other breeds. Hell, throw rottweilers in there too if the data supports it. If you want to own a dog like that, you should have to get a permit and live in a rural or isolated location