[ambrose]

ping.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

My friends pit bull is a big baby. It was scared of my chihuahua. Not all pit bulls are vicious.

[LizardQueen]

The dog, described as an adult male pit bull, got out of its owner's house and a group of children tried to catch it.

There's two huge problems right there in bold. One, dog owners who own questionable breeds can never let the animal out of their control, even accidentally.
And two, chasing the dog was the exact wrong thing for the kids to do. Many dogs, even mellow breeds, won't take kindly to this and may try to defend themselves. Kids will be kids, but as parents we need to try and educate them about not chasing/cornering/accosting strange animals, particularly dogs.

LQ

[newgeezer]

County Council Chairman Guy Guzzone, who shepherded a sweeping revision of county animal control laws through the County Council last year, said he was reviewing the incident to make sure it was handled properly.

That's easy. What's the charge in Guilford for leaving a loaded weapon on the sidewalk? Has the dog's owner been charged?

"The problem is you can make any dog vicious," Guzzone said. Bans "have a hard time passing muster in the courts."

See, that's the difference between dogs and handguns. You can't ban a specific breed of dog because any dog can be made vicious. However, the courts uphold handgun bans, because every handgun is vicious.</sarcasm>

[newsgatherer]

Neighbors who witnessed the attack described it as horrific. "I'll never forget it as long as I live," said Sue Muller, of Glen Oaks, the townhouse community where the attack occurred, who helped free the girl from the dog. "It was horrible." William Merklinger, another neighbor who came to the girl's aid, described the attack as "the worst thing I've ever seen. ... This dog was just insane, totally insane."

So, why didn't they just shoot the dog?