I was attacked by a dog as a kid of about 6--not a pit bull. I was attacked by a dog as an adult--not a pit bull. Should we ban German shepards? Both times, it was a shepard that bit me. So long as we keep dogs as domestic "pets" that will happen. From the point of view of the bitee I'll bet it could be a mico-poodle and it would still scare them and leave puncture wounds. Remember Buster Brown, "Hi, I'm Buster Brown, I live in a shoe. Here's my dog, Tag, he lives here too?" Tag was a pit bull. WizaardMarks, Central
Chris L Beckwith wrote: >Ralph wrote: > >>Did you ever think about your inner city >> >residents that abuse these dogs > >>should possibly be banned? >> > >Chris responds: > >Having read the replies to my original post on >banning pit bulls, I'd like to respond by saying >though it is clear there are a number of strong >animal sympathizers here, I believe their >sympathies concerning pit bulls are utterly >misplaced and, frankly, as the above indicates, >somewhat out of touch with the practical realities >of the issue. > >First, let's blow a fallacy out of the water: >There seems to be an unspoken, rather naive faith >in the syllogism that because dogs make good pets >and pit bulls are dogs, pit bulls therefore make >good pets. Nonsense. I have no idea why defenders >continue to believe they can peddle the twaddle >that pit bulls are merely the victims of bad P.R, >bad owners and bad treatment. In short, that these >are good pets whom we have obviously failed when >they turn vicious. Whether the failure is natureor >nurture, I'll leave that indecisive, indulgent >debate to the dog pound Hamlets; it's a moot >concern compared with the issue of a badly mauled >child. So, to the defenders: spare us the violins >for these "misunderstood" dogs because you're >playing for the wrong victim. Ultimately, I don't >give a damn why a particular pit bull attacks a >kid; I care about the kid. And there is no >satisfactory post facto explanation that >rationalizes why any kid (or anyone) should get >ripped apart by a dog on a city street. None. >Nada. Get it? The story about the dog doesn't >matter. > >Concerning the claim that if we banned pitbulls, >we should in turn ban dobermans, rottweilers, etc, >or God help us, that we can't ban pits bulls >because we don't even really know what a pit bull >is - this is nothing but a silly rhetorical shell >game. The CDC seems to have no trouble telling us >which breed leads statistically in the number of >attacks on human beings. (No guesses there!) So, >given the odds, anybody care to wager the house >payment on what kind of dog will be cited next >time there's a local report about a canine attack? >If the issue had money riding on it, no doubt our >dog pound Hamlets would come to their common >senses quickly enough. But the point is, we >already are gambling. And I sure as hell don't >like the odds when it comes to pit bulls. >Particularly when there's an incentive to exploit >them in the underground economy. > >Until we live in the perfect world where animals >(and people) are treated humanely, we will >continue to see pit bull attacks. That's a fact. >Just hope it isn't your kid confronting an enraged >pit while on their way to school some morning. The >people of this city shouldn't have to worry just >because some idiot forgot to latch the dog gate or >briefly left their back door open. And local >politicians better be willing to do alot more than >than merely pronounce the result "tragic" and >"unfortunate," which does nothing and assures no >one of anything except to expect another "tragic" >and "unfortunate" incident. Regarding pit bull >attacks, it's no longer an "if" question, but a >"who," "when" and "where" question. I think a >strong case can be made that the "where" should >not be here. > >Chris Beckwith >Ward 6 > > > >_______________________________________ >Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: >http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
