[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Some info :

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” Studies show that two breeds account for nearly 70% of bites that end in death and serious injury.”
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Other sites say 2-3% commit 65% of K-9 homicides/maulings.
Guess what breed...
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Then there is the cost :

” If hospitalization was required after the attack, the victim can expect to stay 3.6 days4 in emergency care. If surgery was required — as it often is for attacks that involve facial and bone injuries — a victim's first night in care can easily reach 20 thousand dollars. “

FWIW...

[uncommonsense]

"Communities are ill equipped to deal with wild animals capable of unstoppable aggression. We are also ill equipped to deal with dogs that demonstrate the same trait. Even when a pit bull is challenged by a group of humans it will not retreat. Wild animals, on the other hand, have self-preservation instincts. They usually flee when confronted in the same manner."

I saw that first hand with the beach incident. I don't know if a baseball bat to the head of the dog would have stopped it if the best kick of a horse couldn't (I saw at least a dozen direct hits that some sent the dog flying probably 20 feet). I totally believe the tazer comment that it wouldn't stop a pit bull.

Search the web for pictures of pit bulls. If they're not puppies, many are pits hanging by their teeth, clamped onto a rope or something similar with their owner pushing them back and forth. I don't know of any other breed that can support their own weight by their jaws while swinging back and forth with such ease. They look like they could support a child like a tire swing.