re: Pit Bull Attack

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I don't understand why it is so hard to stop owning these dogs

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Lots of hog hunters have them. Keep them locked up securely and never have the first problem.

IMO they serve a purpose but personal accountability needs to come into play.

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Also, lets play some devil's advocate here...


This is the argument used by the anti-gun lobby. Its not guns! Its the people who can buy the guns!

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. My future sister-in-law has one and we were around it with our two toddlers this christmas.

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Just wait until your future sister in law has kids of her own. That pit bull treats that child as its own. That's when the "well behaved" pit go crazy. When the pit thinks other kids playing with the pit's 'kid' is attacking its child, the pit will defend its child.

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This is the argument used by the anti-gun lobby. Its not guns! Its the people who can buy the guns!

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I see what your aiming for but guns don't go bang without someone pulling the trigger. Apples and Oranges...

This is like if I had a shite ton of rattlesnakes and let them live in my back yard and do as they please. If they bite someone and they die then that's on me, the owner. Even if that person was just standing in my back yard to look at them there is still the premise that I know these animals are inherently dangerous and if I own them then it is my duty to ensure the safety of the general public by taking proper precautions.

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This is the argument used by the anti-gun lobby. Its not guns! Its the people who can buy the guns

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Huge difference. I've never seen a firearm attack someone without a person attached and involved

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They are extremely good dogs when raised right. Get someone irresponsible and this is what happens. shite owners.

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this.had one for 15 yrs. that was a great dog,kept him within my yard the whole time.most owners of these dogs don't give a flying frick about them or people they may hurt and that is the problem.

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Has anybody ever seen a pit bull owner that isnt straight trash?

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Seriously, when I think about it.. No I have not. This is based on my observation, but living in a small town (and I am sure its like this on most places), there are certain parts of town where I see them often. And no, I am not just referring to "the hood". While that is one place I see them, the other are trailer parks. And the ones in trailer parks are usually the ones who defend having these dogs.

I am not getting into the whole story, but I remember one time this girl told me about her pitbull and how sweet is was.. It just loved her little girl. The kid was a baby and she was saying how the dog would just go lay on side of her... And all I could think about was.. "what about when that child is old enough to move around and decides to grab on the dog?". It just seems like having a load gun around..

It looks like they have a spelling bee to rely on to keep their minds off this tragedy.

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ATLANTA - A boy has died and girl was seriously injured after a pit bull attack in southwest Atlanta. The attack happened around 7:30 a.m. on Cerro Street while the children were walking to F.L. Stanton Elementary School.

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and even got a visit from Santa...

The boy who was killed was white.

Not bringing this up to place any sort of different "value" on this, just thought it was noteworthy considering the area of town and how we may be a little patterned to seeing these incidents disproportionately hurt minority children.

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I'm pretty sure pit bulls are banned in Canada

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then why do so many Canadians own them?