I think there are a couple of things worth considering here before any conclusion can be drawn: 1. this is an online survey, so already this is not going to be representative of most vicious dog owners. although i have no data to back it up, i assume that most "criminals" do not spend a high proportion of their time filling out a self-assessment questionnaires on the internet 2. it claims the vicious dog owners admit to crimes however, it does not mention whether or not these crimes would be more in number or severity than the crimes commited by the average man. so perhaps the true conclusion is that possessing a vicious dog just makes you honest?
On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 2:28 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd have to leave my vegetable plot Slip! > > On 19 Apr, 01:54, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > Did you know or do you realize that if you sell off your excess, get > > into your vehicle and drive into the great wide open, without any idea > > of destination, that you will find yourself out of the quagmire of > > shiite neighbors and the dog eat dog world? Just leave, there is a > > really great world waiting for you, far from where you are now. > > > > On Apr 18, 6:24 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > My car was vandalised again last night by a woman with two > > > "Staffordshire-druggie" dogs in tow. She left her fingerprints and > > > I'm 90% sure who did it. Cops are yet to get here with the > > > fingerprint kit (24 hours on). Maybe we could breed a dog that passed > > > on the allergy of integrity? > > > > > On 18 Apr, 23:27, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Pit bulls get a bad rep. Awesome breed and great with kids but I > > > > wouldn't own one because of the liability. People discriminate > > > > against them and their owners. I'd hazard a guess that those that > > > > don't have a problem admitting to criminal behavior also might love > > > > the attention owning a 'bad dog' would bring them. There are no bad > > > > dogs, just bad owners. > > > > > > dj > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 8:42 AM, archytas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > ARE you right to trust your instincts if you cross the street when > you > > > > > encounter a snarling pit bull with an equally forbidding owner? A > new > > > > > study suggests that the owners of so-called "vicious" dogs commit > more > > > > > crimes than those who do not own such a dog. > > > > > > > Laurie Ragatz and her colleagues at the University of West Virginia > in > > > > > Morgantown examined whether owners of vicious dogs - those classed > by > > > > > the American Kennel Club as breeds with a high risk of causing > injury > > > > > to humans - were different in personality and behaviour to others. > > > > > Their online questionnaire of 758 students, 563 of whom owned dogs, > > > > > revealed owners of vicious dogs were significantly more likely to > > > > > admit crimes such as vandalism, illegal drug use and fighting than > > > > > other dog owners and those without dogs (Journal of Forensic > Sciences, > > > > > DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01001.x). > > > > > > > Hardly surprising. Perhaps we could guess each other's dog? I > hope > > > > > all would guess I own Grommet(from Wallace and Grommet), though > > > > > suspect I might be seen as harbouring a rottweiler-pitbull! Does > > > > > Molly's poodle have a 'pitbull shadow'? Does Chris' domesticated > > > > > african hunting dog do ganga? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
