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Dog attacks its family of four in Florissant, sending three to hospital (Missouri)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | May 23, 2018 | Christine Byers

Posted on 05/24/2018 8:41:55 PM PDT by george76

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To: logi_cal869
If you can read these accounts that just keep coming and not see there is a difference between the pit bull breed and other breeds you are just deluding yourself. While no one says all pit bulls are bad their percentages to attacks...sometimes on their own owners is ..undeniable. Parents who were defending the breed who suddenly find their child maimed or dead would most likely have a problem with your “Oh Well” attitude. There are bad human beings and their are breeds of dogs more prone to these types of behavior. Whether you admit it or not it's a fact!!!!
41 posted on 05/25/2018 4:56:34 AM PDT by ontap
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To: george76

“Its own family “
And what if the dog didn’t think so?


42 posted on 05/25/2018 5:21:36 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Doing more of what fails is the definition of liberalism and insanity.)
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To: logi_cal869

And you sound like a ‘mooselimb’ crying about how peaceful your religion is.


43 posted on 05/25/2018 6:09:46 AM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: dragnet2

Yep. I know one that’s friendly and another pit/lab mix that is high energy but friendly. But I’ve seen several that are bad and a couple attacked my lab puppy. I now have my ccw. If that happened again, I’d shoot the pit bull.


44 posted on 05/25/2018 6:11:04 AM PDT by FLT-bird (..)
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To: logi_cal869; Norski; george76

“Please show me 1 story for each pitbull story about a driving death and I will concede.”

George76 & Norski obviously care about the proliferation of pitbull attacks, so they post relevant articles.

If you care so much about child victims of distracted drivers, why aren’t YOU posting relevant articles? Are you waiting for someone else to post said articles for you?

Oh, and...”Yes, and guns are also dangerous and should be banned, just like pitbulls.”

You realize there’s a difference between an AR15 resting on the ground and a pitbull resting on the ground? One will jump up all by itself and kill you...the other won’t.


45 posted on 05/25/2018 6:52:28 AM PDT by moovova
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To: moovova

Clearly some here are incapable of detecting sarcasm without a sarc tag...

Yeah, I’ll quit my job, spend all my time posting a dozens of articles a day about distracted driving wrecks and the lives ruined and berate others for their opinions which differ from my own.

Yep: FR is the place to be to make a difference. Frankly, I really wish I had the option to filter out such BS from my feed, but it is what it is. I’m here for Conservative values and abhor viewing reactionary BS which echoes that of the left. A little reflection is in order.

From my perspective, all you emotionally-reactive pit-haters are no different than the emotionally-reactive gun haters. It’s just a “bit” of a hypocrisy if you’re not doing something more than just ripping me for my opinion. Unlike many others, I understand that animals are...”animals.” Unfortunately, many people are equally as incapable of responsibly owning a firearm as a dog.

Your attempt to dispute my analogy is for naught. Pit-haters seek to ban & exterminate the breed. Your logic is equally-applicable to exterminating humans.

The logic is sound comparing dog owners with weapons owners...vs. your straw man. Nice try. The same could be said of a bear.


46 posted on 05/25/2018 10:32:24 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: logi_cal869
From https://www.pitbullinfo.org/:

Those are basically "per capita" figures.

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, all you pit-haters...

47 posted on 05/25/2018 10:56:21 AM PDT by sargon ("If the President doesn't drain the Swamp, the Swamp will drain the President.")
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To: logi_cal869
And those statistics are based on peer-reviewed studies, by the way...
48 posted on 05/25/2018 10:58:16 AM PDT by sargon ("If the President doesn't drain the Swamp, the Swamp will drain the President.")
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To: logi_cal869
There happen to be a Hell of a lot of pit bulls in the US. Cherry-picking horror stories doesn't change the fact that Rots, Dobermans, Chows, etc., as individual dogs, are clearly far more deadly than pits...
49 posted on 05/25/2018 11:00:55 AM PDT by sargon ("If the President doesn't drain the Swamp, the Swamp will drain the President.")
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To: logi_cal869

And look at Malamutes!


50 posted on 05/25/2018 11:04:04 AM PDT by sargon ("If the President doesn't drain the Swamp, the Swamp will drain the President.")
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To: logi_cal869
So since Huskies are nearly twice as likely to make a fatal attack, they should be banned as well, I suppose?

My Husky Duchess was the most gentle animals (toward humans) I've ever owned—and fast as lighting, too. She killed at least four cats in our back yard, however, because they misjudged her speed.

She never barked, as far as I can remember. She would howl like a wolf, basically, when we would rile her up...

51 posted on 05/25/2018 11:08:22 AM PDT by sargon ("If the President doesn't drain the Swamp, the Swamp will drain the President.")
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To: logi_cal869
And Chows are just weird. I don't like them, and they are the second most dangerous breed.

But that doesn't mean I'm going to tell someone else they can't own one.

Why? Because I'm not a G-d d-mn Leftist, that's why...

52 posted on 05/25/2018 11:11:30 AM PDT by sargon ("If the President doesn't drain the Swamp, the Swamp will drain the President.")
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To: logi_cal869
Or, to rephrase:

Because I'm not a G-d d-mn authoritarian, that's why...

53 posted on 05/25/2018 11:13:14 AM PDT by sargon ("If the President doesn't drain the Swamp, the Swamp will drain the President.")
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To: logi_cal869

Stopped reading at “Clearly some here are incapable of detecting sarcasm without a sarc tag...”


54 posted on 05/25/2018 11:20:41 AM PDT by moovova
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To: sargon

Exactly. Thanks for the support against histrionics which mirror those quacking the anti-gun narrative.


55 posted on 05/25/2018 11:43:52 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: sargon

Good point. Just to be clear, you’re preaching to the choir, so-to-speak.

But history being a guideline, most here stopped reading your comment after the 1st sentence./S

If you read my comments here and in prior posts on pits, my position is clear: Target breeders & owners, not the breed and, of-late, stop sounding like lefties arguing a gun-ban position.

Any animal can attack and all statistics are malleable. Having an emotional reaction to any tragic event is never productive and, from my perspective here, demeans a good cause. Banning pits is no different than banning AR15s in my book, both of which can be wielded as weapons OR for fun.


56 posted on 05/25/2018 11:53:11 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: logi_cal869

There is no constitutional protection of select canine breed ownership. I checked. Twice.

Owning guns? Protected. See Amendment no. 2.


57 posted on 05/25/2018 7:51:26 PM PDT by nicollo (I said no!)
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To: Gene Eric

They are no different than an invasive species and we see how government tries to get rid of invasive species.


58 posted on 05/25/2018 8:31:21 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Islam is an ideology. It is NOT a religion.)
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