I wouldn’t bat an eye at someone who defended themself from a vicious dog. I’m not saying roaming dogs shouldn’t be shot, or that pitbulls are all loveable fluffballs who pose no threat to anyone, or that the owners shouldn’t be held responsible for each and every problem their dog causes.
But when Freepers, of all people, start calling for breed bans and lynch mobs, it freaks me out because they’re being swept along by emotion towards an empty, nanny-state future. I never thought I’d see certain kinds of toilets banned, or lightbulbs, but that’s already happened, and pets are on the list.
Maybe some folks want the “safety” of a nanny state.
I’d rather take my chances in a free country.
[or what *used* to pass for a free country, anyway]