Genetically rabid dogs that have killer instinct bred into their genes should be allowed to be treated as menace by RESPONSIBLE individuals and put down when necessary. For example, when you see a pitbull without a leash and roaming the streets, you should be able to put it down. I personally do not care if the pitbulls maul their owners or the owners’ families. Fine. But I am against them mauling in the public.
Your right ends where mine begins. I have the right to defend myself against those that threaten my and my family’s safety. That includes your genetically rabid dogs.
I don’t have a problem for the most part with that take on it, unless you’re so inherently fearful of dogs you can’t tell the difference from one that is a slathering hell hound and one that’s friendly. One would need to be prepared to take the consequences of shooting someones dog on a whim that wasn’t an immediate threat.
FYI, I don’t have a dog now, and haven’t ever had one of these breeds. My rhetoric is on behalf of freedom and personal responsibility on this issue.