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In reply to the discussion: Children Need Pit Bulls: A Picture Book [View all]DirkGently
(12,151 posts)197. Do you want to explain the "real" reason?
Last edited Thu Jun 19, 2014, 07:17 PM - Edit history (1)
I notice that like other specious types of thought, no one seems to want to enunciate their actual theory on the problem with this particular group of dog breeds.
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Pit Bulls are killed out of unreasoned hatred, uninformed fear & outright prejudice.
baldguy
Jun 2014
#7
Untrue - the three most aggressive breeds are Dachshunds, Chis and Jack Russell Terriers
adigal
Jun 2014
#150
Ok show me a youtube video of a 911 call "My Chihuahua is killing my mother and I can't stop him!!!!
Hassin Bin Sober
Jun 2014
#214
You're mistaken. Killing machine stories go back at least a hundred years.
Boudica the Lyoness
Jul 2014
#221
Bullshit! The BSLs you support take away well-behaved, properly socialized dogs from their families
baldguy
Jun 2014
#31
You support BSLs. BSLs kill innocent dogs & deprives their humans of loving family members.
baldguy
Jun 2014
#39
Breed Specific Legislation, which goes along with fearing or hating all dogs of a particular style
uppityperson
Jun 2014
#60
Far from it. All guns should be registered & all gun owners should be licensed.
baldguy
Jun 2014
#114
You put the "rights" of inanimate objects over those of living, breathing, FEELING creatures?
baldguy
Jun 2014
#120
This sweetie looks just like my neighbor's Pit that chased off some creep following me home
IVoteDFL
Jun 2014
#183
As you imply, we humans should breed dogs for companionship and behavioral traits...
targetpractice
Jun 2014
#15
A gun death by suicide is less dead than a gun death by murder? Sorry, it don't work that way.
baldguy
Jun 2014
#43
Guns can not be trained not to shoot. 10,000 kids are injured each year by guns, with 500 dead.
baldguy
Jun 2014
#48
Children probably shouldn't be around dogs capable of such immense bite pressures.
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2014
#14
I have wondered for some time - which group originated this "you cannot identify" meme
DrDan
Jun 2014
#62
Eck. Cheap shot. And it's simply the truth regarding pit bulls, like it or not.
DirkGently
Jun 2014
#65
Of course whenever you want to post a media account of a courageous pit
whatchamacallit
Jun 2014
#71
I don't remember any cases of a poodle ripping out the tongue of a child, or any other breed for
DrDan
Jun 2014
#147
the facts are clear - pits do MORE than their share of bites, deaths, maulings, and tragedy
DrDan
Jun 2014
#177
You are taking one attack, which has extraordinary circumstances, nd painting a whole breed
adigal
Jun 2014
#158
We had a family friend have their 3 year old's penis and testicles torn off by a pitt bull
joeglow3
Jun 2014
#179
I have students who characterize an entire race of people as bad or lazy because of a few kids
adigal
Jun 2014
#161
no hatred or fear - just able to see the violence and havoc these dog create daily
DrDan
Jun 2014
#162
I'm sure that was a sad and horrific experience for your son and wife to go through....
De Leonist
Jun 2014
#64
The Dane that attacked me was an intact male, a pregnant female was on the premises.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2014
#90
A friend had 2 mixed breed dogs of different physical compositions. Guess which one bit, was deemed
uppityperson
Jun 2014
#86
I have rescued hundreds of pitbulls and the only dog that ever bit one of my kids
adigal
Jun 2014
#151
You are one of those rare people that make me think there is still hope for the human species.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2014
#116
Well, balls, I think I should quit posting for the day on that note.
WorseBeforeBetter
Jun 2014
#119
The injuries inflicted upon me by animals pale in comparison to the damage done by humans.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2014
#122
To the people who want to ban Pit Bulls: How would that work, exactly?
beam me up scottie
Jun 2014
#113
My family is dogsitting a pitbull for a friend, and he's one of the sweetest dogs I've met
killbotfactory
Jun 2014
#125
in our local shelter, 50 of 60 available dogs are pitbull mixes "surrendered by owner"
kwassa
Jun 2014
#129
Maybe you should ask the owners. Some people just shouldn't be allowed to have a dog.
baldguy
Jun 2014
#131