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Will Springfield, Missouri, vote on August 7, 2018 to ban pit bulls?
Animals 24-7 ^ | August 4, 2018 | Merritt Clifton

Posted on 08/04/2018 10:29:02 PM PDT by Norski

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To: Boomer; metmom

Wait, wait, wait! Are you a pit bull defender, Boomer? I was thinking otherwise, but maybe I was wrong. Tell me which, if you would, please.


81 posted on 08/05/2018 11:14:04 AM PDT by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: imardmd1

I’m a dog defender since they can’t speak for themselves here against these hateful ugly people who know nothing about what they speak.

Remember; beauty is only skin deep but ugly goes clear to the bone.


82 posted on 08/05/2018 11:19:39 AM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is the Mental/Moral Equivalent of End Stage Cancer)
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To: GBA

WOW, a voice of reason here on the thread.

Incoming..........


83 posted on 08/05/2018 11:21:44 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: imardmd1

Thank you.

I figured it was so far out there that people would see it for the hyperbole it was.

I guess I did not count on the irrational who can’t think straight when someone has a different opinion than them.


84 posted on 08/05/2018 11:24:01 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: imardmd1

Read his posting history for an eye opener.


85 posted on 08/05/2018 11:24:43 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: Boomer
That is not what I asked, so stop beating about the bush.

I am being very specific. I did NOT ask you about pointers, retrievers, spaniels, collies, or just mutts that are a crossbreed between them, not bred to be an attack dog.

Are you a PIT BULL defender or not?


86 posted on 08/05/2018 11:28:10 AM PDT by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: metmom; Boomer

I think you’re right, MM; that I got it wrong on Boomer


87 posted on 08/05/2018 11:30:10 AM PDT by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: metmom
Alsatians, pinschers, Australis sheep-dogs--they are trainable in the hands of the right owners, IMHO, but do not belong in the hands of people unfit to train or handle them

Statistics and breeding show that pit bulls, Rottweillers, and wolves are not trainable to be trustworthy in any human hands, and ought to be banned if I had the controoling decision.

88 posted on 08/05/2018 11:43:07 AM PDT by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: imardmd1

Poor little baby is having a widdle temper tantrum. Poor widdle baby. Hey metmom; grab a baby bottle out of the fridge and warm one up for our little pooh bear.

Did you really think that yelling at me would elicit a favorable response? You can join the others here in your mentally damaged asylum. Where do you people slither in from. I didn’t know they opened the gates of hell and let you in. Or would that be ‘out’. It gets kinda confusing at this point.


89 posted on 08/05/2018 11:48:34 AM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is the Mental/Moral Equivalent of End Stage Cancer)
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To: imardmd1
Remember these, pooh bear, from when you were a widdle baby?


90 posted on 08/05/2018 11:56:59 AM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is the Mental/Moral Equivalent of End Stage Cancer)
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To: Boomer

It would be hateful to ignore the hazard these dogs present. Neither is it lawful to have a lion or tiger or bear as a pet.

Pit bulls are, literally, a killer waiting for the right snap stimulus.


91 posted on 08/05/2018 12:47:18 PM PDT by RoadGumby (This is not where I belong, Take this world and give me Jesus.)
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To: Boomer

All that proves is that there are lots of stupid people out there.


92 posted on 08/05/2018 12:54:09 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: Boomer

Trend analysis says that the likely hood of a maiming, mauling, or fatal attack increases with the frequency of interactions with a pit bull.


93 posted on 08/05/2018 12:55:30 PM PDT by RoadGumby (This is not where I belong, Take this world and give me Jesus.)
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To: Boomer

Now, it is You, not metmom, that needs directing over to the DUmp.


94 posted on 08/05/2018 12:59:23 PM PDT by RoadGumby (This is not where I belong, Take this world and give me Jesus.)
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To: Boomer

Boomer, you may enjoy the company of pit bulls. Fine. If you do, I sincerely hope you never have to live through what other owners and neighbors of owners have had to.

Mauling and killing of their children, their neighbors, and other family members, and others dogs.

BUT, if you do have to live through that, you might find yourself wondering why your little sweetums snapped.

In the meantime, understand that, those of us who can see that these animals can be a very unpredictable and unforgiving danger, are going to speak out about it, despite your feeling that they really just a bunch of loveable creampuffs.


95 posted on 08/05/2018 1:11:06 PM PDT by RoadGumby (This is not where I belong, Take this world and give me Jesus.)
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To: DugwayDuke

Far less likely to bite? Debatable.

BUT, when they bite, oh the consequences.


96 posted on 08/05/2018 1:13:52 PM PDT by RoadGumby (This is not where I belong, Take this world and give me Jesus.)
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To: RoadGumby

RoadGumby wrote: “Far less likely to bite? Debatable. BUT, when they bite, oh the consequences.”

An AR-15 isn’t likely to be used in a crime but when it is “oh, the consequences.”

Do you really want a government bureaucrat telling you, in his professional opinion, of course, that a certain breed of dog or type of rifle, is far too dangerous for you to own because of how it looks? It’s the same argument.


97 posted on 08/05/2018 1:44:29 PM PDT by DugwayDuke ("A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest")
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To: RoadGumby

Why? Because I pointed out the painful truth of the wickedness of these vile people who want to destroy the family members of others? I think not.

Another anti-Freeper shows his true colors. The one feature I really wish we had here was the ability to put individual members on ‘ignore’ so they don’t show up at all. These hate-threads have many who would be on that list. They are far more radicalized leftists than honorable conservatives IMHO. They have outed themselves for all to see.

Remember fear/hate mongers; when you go looking for vengeance first dig two graves. One for your target and one for yourself. Chances are very good only the one for self will be needed.

Some speak for the unborn who can’t speak for themselves. Others, like me and a few others here, speak for the dogs who also have no voice. By painting an entire breed with the same broad brush you ignore the majority of these beautiful, loyal, smart, and amazing fur kids who are just fine.

I’m the good guy here. You dog killer wannabe’s are the bad guys. It’s just that simple. Accept it. Just don’t for one second think you’re doing anything honorable or good because you are not when you advocate for the death of an entire breed of dogs. You are the bad guy. You are the villain.


98 posted on 08/05/2018 2:03:40 PM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is the Mental/Moral Equivalent of End Stage Cancer)
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To: DugwayDuke

I can’t agree with your analogy. The right to bear arms is the second amendment to the Constitution. It is specifically protection against tyranny. Misuse of guns may get a person jail time &/or banned from ownership as a felon. Guns can be used in many ways but we have the right to use them, the responsibility to use them safely and the State will enforce those responsibilities.

A pitbull is an animal that may be a pet or a defense. Unlike a gun it is not enshrined in the amendments to the constitution, it can act of it’s own volition and there are brain changes in the pitbull related breeds that result in unanticipated violent attacks where people are maimed or killed.

Just as with guns the owning of pitbulls is subject to State & Local authority guidelines. If the judgement in a locality is that there are too many incidents and owners are not able to adequately restrain the breed type to avoid violent incidents than the locality will ban them. This is not an infringement on Liberty; nor is it a denial of a Constitutionally protected right; it is a public health & saftey issue.

I think the governments while neither all knowing nor infallible have a public duty to make a best effort to safeguard public saftey. It’s part of the cost of living in civilization to give up some freedoms from needing to conform with building regulations, to immunizations for schools, rabies shots for dogs and even indoor cats(which may cause tumors & other ailments).

I have trouble understanding why not another breed, one with less of a tendency to violent attacks? Why with all the breeds available are there so many folks that believe their desire to have a pitbull type outweighs the risks to children and other people? Is it just “I want what I want”?


99 posted on 08/05/2018 2:24:21 PM PDT by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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To: JayGalt

They’re no longer allowed to own guns?


100 posted on 08/05/2018 2:32:26 PM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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