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To: thoughtomator

Your words were that Pit Bulls "can eat children."

Use of the word "can" is key here. Most large dog breeds "can" do a lot of bad things.

Don't blame the animals. They only know what they're taught.

Do you blame guns when criminals use them?


9 posted on 06/04/2005 9:09:54 PM PDT by gonewt
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To: gonewt

Of course it's not just a function of training.
Some pit bulls are specifically bred, genetically, for extreme agression and maltemper.


10 posted on 06/04/2005 9:11:52 PM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: gonewt

Unlike guns, pit bulls eat children on their own motivation.


11 posted on 06/04/2005 9:12:46 PM PDT by thoughtomator (The U.S. Constitution poses no serious threat to our form of government)
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To: gonewt
They only know what they're taught.

Not true. I can cite three examples of pits owned by normal families, who insisted they were wonderful pets. The dogs, suddenly, just went off and attacked a family member, a stranger, or another dog. I'm sure there are more.

An unpredictable dog (as pits are) are a danger.

13 posted on 06/04/2005 9:14:04 PM PDT by sinkspur (If you want unconditional love with skin, and hair and a warm nose, get a shelter dog.)
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To: gonewt

Hypothesis: one can isolate the gene for aggressiveness in animals through selective breeding and create a new lineage of the animal that is more prone to violence.

Testing: creating of the breed Pit Bull by selectively breeding dogs that show more aggressive tendencies over dogs that show less aggressive tendencies.

Observation: over 100 years of recorded history of new breed of pit bulls displaying overly-aggressive tendencies towards other breeds of dogs and other animals, including humans. Documented evidence of pit bulls killing numerous human beings, usually smaller, defenseless children, at exponentially higher rates than other breeds.

Conclusion: pit bulls are more aggressive than other dogs and pose an increased danger to human beings.


16 posted on 06/04/2005 9:18:12 PM PDT by meisterbrewer
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To: gonewt
"Don't blame the animals. They only know what they're taught."

Right, and they've been taught to kill for many, many years. Bread for it, actually. Just like a race horse is bread to run.

"Do you blame guns when criminals use them?"

No, I don't blame guns (or SUV's) since they are inanimate objects. Pit bulls, however, are living, breathing, unpredictable animals.

I would not have a pit bull in my family.
117 posted on 06/05/2005 6:51:34 AM PDT by ryan71 (Speak softly and carry a BIG STICK)
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