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Pit bull apologists always sing the same tune
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Posted on 10/16/2008 10:28:46 PM PDT by Chet 99

Pit bull apologists always sing the same tune

I'm deeply saddened by the tragic death of yet another innocent child, Katya Todesco, due to what should be defined as an act of domestic terrorism, perpetrated by the dog's owner.

As a father of two children, and a responsible owner of two dogs, I know both sides of this sad story. Yet the story is nearly always the same with a pit bull attack: a child attacked, sometimes killed; a funeral with a small casket is held, and the owners walk free, perplexed at how their "good dog" could have done such a thing.

Then it's the usual defenders like Kathy Jenks employing distorted logic to claim that pit bulls are no more dangerous than any other dog, which anyone with two eyes and one ounce of common sense knows is absurd.

She cites Labrador retrievers as one of the "biters" in a dog bite study, which is false logic, since Labs are America's most popular dog.

But Labs aren't known for killing people; pit bulls are, and the facts support this. In fact, a University of Minnesota study of 19 years listed human deaths from pit bulls at 66, Rottweilers at 39. Labradors and Chihuahuas somehow escaped the study as killers.

The Clifton study, performed over 24 years, lists pit bulls 5,500 percent more likely to kill a human than a Labrador. Coincidentally, no insurance company will insure a homeowner with either a pit bull or a Rottweiler.

Also, the pit bull breed has been banned outright in 25 U.S. cities so far, and six countries and many other major foreign cities, for good reason: The breed is a menace that has no place in our communities and should be banned nationally.

But if we refuse to protect our kids from these dangerous animals, at the very least manslaughter charges should be brought against pit bull owners whose dogs kill.


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1 posted on 10/16/2008 10:28:47 PM PDT by Chet 99
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2 posted on 10/16/2008 10:33:35 PM PDT by familyop (cbt. engr. (cbt), NG, '89-'96, Duncan Hunter or no-vote)
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To: Chet 99
Pit bull apologists always sing the same tune

They will be on scene shortly. The breed is a dangerous menace.

3 posted on 10/16/2008 10:34:39 PM PDT by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: Chet 99

Pitbulls shouldn’t be banned. The owners should be held accountable for the actions of their dogs. Pitbulls are well known for being dangerous and it’s common sense to have an arrangement that mitigates the danger to the public. We don’t need any more nannystate intervention from the government.


4 posted on 10/16/2008 10:34:47 PM PDT by Ajnin
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To: Chet 99

“should be banned nationally. “

A nanny state government telling us which kind of dogs we are allowed to own? No thanks.


5 posted on 10/16/2008 10:36:32 PM PDT by death2tyrants
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To: death2tyrants
OK, then if your pit bull kills my kid, you should be up for premeditated murder charges.

There is no need for that breed of dog.

6 posted on 10/16/2008 10:38:49 PM PDT by Carling (Obama: He Hates Plumbers)
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To: Carling

Fair enough if all breeds are held to the same standard.


7 posted on 10/16/2008 10:40:51 PM PDT by Melas (Offending stupid people since 1963)
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To: Melas

i agree with you


8 posted on 10/16/2008 10:42:19 PM PDT by wardaddy (I believe the undead mainstream media poses a bigger threat to us than radical Islam..)
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To: Melas
Stats don't lie.

The pit bull is a menace. My niece was mauled by one for no reason. She lived, but she has a brutal scar.

Thank God that dog was killed.

9 posted on 10/16/2008 10:42:46 PM PDT by Carling (Obama: He Hates Plumbers)
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To: Ajnin
"Pitbulls shouldn’t be banned. The owners should be held accountable..."

Half of the pit bull's heritage--the white terrier--was eradicated as a wrongfully bred and destructive dog. Pit bulls will be made extinct, so that we won't have to put up with their owners' neglect of consequences (a common trait of criminals).


10 posted on 10/16/2008 10:43:18 PM PDT by familyop (cbt. engr. (cbt), NG, '89-'96, Duncan Hunter or no-vote)
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To: death2tyrants; Chet 99
A nanny state government telling us which kind of dogs we are allowed to own? No thanks.

Why not lions and tigers, too, while you're at it?

11 posted on 10/16/2008 10:44:18 PM PDT by Age of Reason
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To: Chet 99
Its not the dog. Its the owner. You need to train a dog to be responsible. Owning a dog is different from owning a cat. A cat is self trained for the most part. A dog needs to be shown what to do.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

12 posted on 10/16/2008 10:45:11 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Chet 99
Bears repeating:

"..at the very least manslaughter charges should be brought against pit bull owners whose dogs kill."


13 posted on 10/16/2008 10:45:38 PM PDT by I see my hands (_8(|)
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To: Carling
The pit bull is a menace.

I think pit bull owners are a menace,too.

All the pit bull owners I've seen look and act like low-life losers.

14 posted on 10/16/2008 10:46:09 PM PDT by Age of Reason
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68
Ping to another pit bull thread.

Zombies would rather take their chances on imprisonment than give up their meth lab security.


15 posted on 10/16/2008 10:50:29 PM PDT by familyop (cbt. engr. (cbt), NG, '89-'96, Duncan Hunter or no-vote)
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To: Chet 99

IIRC pits are 9% of the dawgs and 65% of the maulings,,,

Put em down!...

I posted this on another thread :
~~~
“I think this makes about 18-20 people killed this year,,,

We had a close call last week when I took the yorkie out

in the front,,,

One of the kids next door let one of the pits out the front

door when she went outside,,,

POS dawg ran straight at us,,,couldn’t risk a shot,,,(kids)

We hauled ass back in the house,,,called the cops,,,

The rookie that showed up started tellin’ me all about

“Their” rights to have all the “PETS” they wanted,,,

I asked him to go over and inform them of the leash law,,,

As soon as he knocked on the door all the dawgs in the

house started razzin’ hell,lunging at the door,,,

Our “Hero” went for his gun while tryin’ to back up from

the door,,,nearly fell on his ass,,,(I’m laffin’ by now)

Thug woman got the door open a crack,,,puppies tryin’ to

wiggle out,,,POS dawgs still snarlin’,,,(he’s pissed now)

I don’t know what he told them,,,

Came back in a few red faced and sweating,,,

“I’ll Make A Report!”,,,

Strangely,,,Some of the larger ones chained out back

were Gone a few days later,,,Sold to the crack-heads I

guess,,,

While they were still alive...;0)”
~~~
Only about 15 left now...


16 posted on 10/16/2008 10:51:02 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: Carling

There’s no need for private ownership of any breed of dog. How much knee jerk government intervention in your life are you willing to put up with?


17 posted on 10/16/2008 10:51:50 PM PDT by Ajnin
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To: familyop

Beat me again!...;0)


18 posted on 10/16/2008 10:52:24 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: Chet 99

A two month old baby was just attacked and killed by a pit bull here as well.

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081007/NEWS01/810070363


19 posted on 10/16/2008 10:53:18 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: Carling

“There is no need for that breed of dog.”

Yes there is. If there is a demand for them, than there is a need for them. Simple economics of free people.


20 posted on 10/16/2008 10:57:05 PM PDT by death2tyrants
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