[MaryFromMichigan]

Neighbors in the area tell 24 Hour News 8 that they saw emergency crews at the same home earlier this summer because of the dog attacking another person in the home.

"We actually confronted him about it because we were very concerned for our own children," said Dave Bos, who lives across the street from where the attack happened. "It breaks my heart to see that a young child like that...had to lose his arm as a result of it. It's very depressing," he said.

Another neighbor, Doug Resman, says he even tried contacting law enforcement about the dog.

"They just said you have to wait until something else happens," said Resman.

[DemonDeac]

What can the parents be charged with? Clearly the dog was a known danger and they were extremely negligent.

[Unknowing]

We were taught in law school that under the English Common Law, “every dog is entitled to one bite.” That old presumption flies in the face of this new American breed which started in the middle 19th century. Some jurisdictions simply ban the Pit Bull. I would suggest a rebuttable presumption of reckless endangerment (gross misdemeanor) in any biting case with such animals. Or a more severe presumption against the dog’s master, such as intent.

And killing such dogs is imperative.