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It isn't the dog's fault. It is the fault of a particular culture (not a racial one, but a particular mindset) that thinks nasty, dangerous, aggressive dogs are neat things to have. And unfortunately there are plenty of people that think this way.

This dog was obviously owned by an irresponsible owner, to protect and perhaps attack. Owning a dog like this is like owning a gun. There is a lot of responsiblity involved.

Did you notice they said, "unneutered"? There are several reasons we neuter dogs - one of them is to decrease aggression in male dogs and make them more suitable pets.

This suggests to me they had a nasty male pit in order to be "cool". And if they didn't have access to a pit, there are plenty of aggressive breeds to fill the bill. Try a search on this breed - the Caucasian Mountain Dog. They are a lot nastier, and bigger, than pits. And there are many, many breeds with the same attitude. It's just that pits are easier to obtain.

I once dated an airline stewardess who was from France, (my mistake). In France, if own a pit bull, it MUST be neutered or spayed. They are trying to eradicate the breed. Seems to be one of the few smart things the French have done lately.

"It is the fault of a particular culture (not a racial one, but a particular mindset) that thinks nasty, dangerous, aggressive dogs are neat things to have. And unfortunately there are plenty of people that think this way."

I agree with your view that it is Particular mindset. The Pit Bulls, oddly enough, seems to appeal to the low end of every ethnic group. In a way its sort of like a rainbow coalition of morons. I feel the same way about pit bulls as I do having a pedophile in the community. It is not a matter of if but of when.

But that is about the only thing you and I agree on about pit bulls & their owners