Its time to ban pit bulls

[maximumslinky]

the arguement to ban pit bulls is the most rediculous thing i have ever heard. that is just like saying "how many more people have to get stabbed before we ban knives?" or "how man people have to get killed by a drunk driver before we ban booze AND cars?" we dont need to ban anything! we need to hold people accountable for their actions. if someone brings their dog up to be mean or trains it to attack and that dog kills someone, that person needs to be charged with man slaughter. "assault rifles are dangerous in the hands of the wrong people", guess what, everything is dangerous in the hands of the wrong people. people have been beaten to death with baseball bats. does that mean we ban americas past time? no! banning pit bulls wont solve anything because something else will hurt someone for you to complain about and think that should be banned too. dont ban anything, just hold people accountable for their actions.

[ghoul31]

You people seem to live under this fantasy that the only pit bulls that attack people are ones that are beaten their whole life and trained to fight.

If you look at the stories of people being killed its usually a normal family where the pit pull just snaps one day and kills someone.

If 75% of all traffic accidents were being caused by one model of car, of course that car would be banned.

[ecub]

Most dogs will attack/snap if provoked or thinks it or it's pack is in danger. It's just Pit Bulls have the strongest bite, among all other dogs. It's also one of the most muscular dogs. So compared to all other dog attacks, pit bulls would, of course, be the worse. Keep in mind, most dogs are very protective of their pack/territory. If someone broke into your house and/or you thought someone was going to harm your or your family, wouldn't you attack them?

Imagine someone broke into Jonah Hill's home and attacked him? Now imagine some broke into Mike Tyson's home and attacked him? Who do you think would cause more physical damage, one who is muscular and built to fight or the other one who just, well, is alive?

Now the media is making it appear that Pit Bulls only attack. They don't show all the good Pit Bulls. It's like the media is showing most terrorists are Muslims. Then should we assume that all Muslims are terrorists?

[ecub]

People, like dogs, have different levels of aggression. Some people can take a punch in the face and will take a stand and face off, while some others will attack and continue attacking you until you are down and bleeding.

People, like dogs, aggression also vary in their mood. If you provoked someone who is already irritated, don't you think that person will probably get physical with you?

Have you ever played with a little child with toys? Have you tried taking it's toys away? Most children will probably try to grab the toy back.

Would you do anything if you saw a stranger walk directly towards you, look into your eyes, and then as he came within arms length, brought his arm towards your face?

[75lockwood]

If 75% of all traffic accidents were being caused by one model of car, of course that car would be banned.

I guess that's the difference between inanimate objects and living things, if 75% of all traffic accidents were caused by one race of people, would be ban said race from getting a driver's license?

[ghoul31]

People aren't the same as animals. we kill and eat animals. We don't kill and eat people.

[J Anderson]

People aren't the same as animals. we kill and eat animals. We don't kill and eat people.

There are documented cases of people eating other people, like the Donner party that was stranded trying to cross the Rockies in winter. There are other examples of primitive tribes that would kill and eat enemy tribe members in a belief that eating their victims would give them power over the enemy tribe.

Given the way that most of us in the U.S. get our meat already butchered, if not already seasoned and cooked, I think that many people would become vegetarians if they had to kill their meat foe themselves.

[ecub]

People aren't the same as animals. we kill and eat animals. We don't kill and eat people.

You are trying to win the argument, by going in a tangent. You should have brought up the issue that animals don't get dressed and go to work to make money.

Going back to your original post. You basically started the thread regarding pit bulls attacking people.

Things to keep in mind....

People AND animals WILL defend if threatened.

People AND animals WILL protect family/pack if threatened.

People AND animals MAY attack when scared. Have you seen videos where a person will look like a scary statue, until someone walks by, then the person will jump and try to scare them.? The people will usually run away scared, BUT there is a chance that someone will attack you. See the attached AFB video starting from 3:39....



As you can see, majority of the people got scared and backed off, but you get that ONE person who attacked him.

[Gunz1911]

For me and my wife, this is a very sour subject. We own our own pit and a sheperd mix but we have decided from now on we will never buy another type of dog for 2 reasons.

1. Get as many out of the shelters as we can.

2. Change people's mind about the breed.

My wife is about 2 Months from giving birth and I would 100% trust my child with my pit before I trusted a human who thinks a type of animal is to blame for all attacks. I could not watch the other video's posted, but what about all the pits and bully breeds that help save people? You don't see those, because the media will not report them. Just like gun violence, If a 16 year old girl uses a gun to defened herself and her home, she will be lucky to no go to jail, let alone get posotive media attention. My pit is about 65-70 pounds and my shpered is around 120, They are big, look mean and have a big bark. Good for keeping people out of my yard. Though once your in the front door you'll realize that they are the biggest sissies in the word and just want to get attention. Worst my dog has ever done was cut my hand when I was playing tug of war (My fault all the way) and Gave my wife a brusied eye (swear it wasnt me) When she bent down to pick something up as he brought is very hard head up.

And yes, both of my dogs grew up around kids who were TAUGHT how to behave around dogs.

If you hate an animal, because it is a certain breed, then you are just a racist and probably have the same thoughts about humans. I am sure I could go off on the normal "Stereo-types" and be seen as a racist. But I think we are all smart enough to realize those stero-types (This type steals, This type can't drive, This type is illegal, This type likes money, ect. ect.) are really just false ways to put blame on people who don't deserve it.

If you don't like something, are afraid of it, or just plain don't like it, then don't get one. Or better yet, Get one, raise it right, help turn the breed around and maybe overcome your own fears.

Dog Racism needs to be banned! Because I think I should be able to tell other people how to live.

P.S. Billf, I heard that a lot about the dogs brains out growing the skulls and having issues. I did a lot of looking up and found some articles that said things like that and a lot that said other-wise. Unfortunatly I am at work and cannot go to most websites to find those articles. Do you have any current studies that support that? Not saying you are wrong but want to make sure, old steroe-types that arn't spread around if they are actually false.

[hammerhead300]

If 75% of all traffic accidents were being caused by one model of car, of course that car would be banned.

How is that logical? Cars generally don't cause accidents, do they?

I don't understand why so many people want to punish responsible people because irresponsible people do stupid things.