I've already posted about this "attack" on the other thread and won't repeat it here.
But I will point out again some observations.
This incident has already merited two threads on FR.
In the month of January there were 4 fatal attacks by dogs.
One by a "pit bull" that rated two threads.
One by another breed. It was posted because I pointed it out to a Freeper
who owns the breed and he had the integrity to post it for discussion.
And two deaths in separate incidents by another different breed that
to the best of my knowledge have not been posted by anyone on FR.
Does this strike anybody as a little bit odd?
Are articles about dog attacks and the resultant injuries and human fatalities
only important if we can attach the slang term "pit bull" to them?
That's "she", kanawa! ;-)
The pit-bull thing has a lot of hysteria behind it. Although I DO believe that (real) pit-bull types are generally more dangerous than any other type of dog. However, it seems some people had real fears of this type and wanted to fan the flames by even making articles about it where other dogs might miss out on the publicity (happens every time - almost always, an article in a paper is about a "pit bull" attack - even if you can see a pix where the dog looks nothing like a PBT).
But you have to admit, this was some exciting story. Glad the man made it!