Family's two pit bulls kill Hamtramck girl, 6

ap ^ | 4-5-05

[Dan from Michigan]

Family's two pit bulls kill Hamtramck girl, 6
4/5/2005, 4:28 a.m. ET
The Associated Press

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) — Two pit bulls attacked and killed their owners' 6-year-old girl in the backyard of a home near Detroit, state police say.

Cassidy Jeter was killed Monday morning, said state police Lt. Harold Love.

The girl had known the pit bulls since they were puppies, The Detroit News said.

Cassidy and a younger child were walking down an alley next to the home about 9 a.m. when the dogs attacked, Love said. The family recently moved out of a home around the corner, and the dogs were still staying at that house. The alley separates the two homes.

"For some reason the dogs were loose, and one of them attacked the girl," Love said.

The other dog apparently joined the attack. The younger child climbed a fence to get away, and the girl's mother tried to save her daughter.

"The mother tried to beat the dogs off the girl with a 2-by-4," Love said. "She was screaming for help from the neighbors."

The girl was dead at the scene. Police shot the dogs to death.

Police in the Detroit enclave of Hamtramck asked state troopers to investigate because a person died and its officers used their weapons.

[goldstategop]

No - it wasn't a story about Killer Chihuahuas. In my opinion, any one keeping a pit bull for a pet is asking for tragedy.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[gridlock]

Expect the "Pit Bulls are no more aggressive than any other dog" crowd to come around soon...

If you want to kill or savagely maul something, a Pit Bull is an appropriate tool. Otherwise, why have one?

[Ron in Acreage]

Time to sue the cops for killing the cute cuddly pitbulls. When will people learn. Pitbulls are useless and dangerous.

[thoughtomator]

ping

[rattrap]

All right, yet another media hype story about the dangerous pit bull...

[freedomfiter2]

Police shot the dogs to death.

Why? The dogs were just doing what they were bred to do. Maybe more severe punishment for people who feel the need to own these things would help.

[dmz]

In all fairness, pets in general are not "useful" in any kind of utilitarian sense. That being said, after work today, I'm taking my Golden Retriever for a swim. Him not me.

[Let's Roll]

Oh, no, no - it's the owners, not the dogs. /s

[loborojo]

Why on Earth would someone own one of these dogs? Why on Earth would someone own these dogs with children in the picture? Sadly we see this story repeated on a regular basis.

[L98Fiero]

"All right, yet another media hype story about the dangerous pit bull..."

A little girl is dead because two, not one feaky lone one, TWO vicious dog attacked her and killed her. What part of this story is "hype" to you?

Maybe, just maybe, we have "yet anothe media hype story" because the freaking dogs keep killing people.

[goldstategop]

Why? Respect for the holiness of human life. The Bible mandates an offending animal that kills a human being be put to death. Its good to see the pit bulls got the punishment they deserved.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

All right, yet another media hype story about the dangerous pit bull...

The mauling death of an innocent child by a four legged land shark is hardly media hype.

[matymac]

We have gun accidents involving young children and it is the same thing. The owner of these dogs is responsible because they did not take the necessary precautions to avoid such a tragedy.

[goldstategop]

No child should be allowed unsupervised around ANY domestic animal. 'Nuff said.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Conspiracy Guy]

5 years ago I would have said the dog was abused. Now this type story repeats almost daily. Pit bulls do not belong among people.

[goldstategop]

There may be some people who can handle them. But as dogs they're decidedly not for every one - certainly NOT for families with children.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[ryan71]

I know not ALL pit bulls are bad. I know it has a lot to do with the way people raise them.

But why would you risk having pit bulls around you kids?

[Corin Stormhands]

That being said, after work today, I'm taking my Golden Retriever for a swim.

~sigh~

My black lab doesn't like to get his feet wet...

[r9etb]

Maybe, just maybe, we have "yet anothe media hype story" because the freaking dogs keep killing people.

Maybe, just maybe, you missed the sarcasm....