thehungarian
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I'd like to get your thoughts on this because you are all beautiful people.
I've read plenty of articles from different cities that are engaging in the same type of proposal. It seems like there's a national campaign to outlaw pit bulls at the local level and it's getting silly.
Now, my personal take on this is that there is absolutely no need for this nonsense, especially the "dangerous animal" part. To me, they are just looking for another thing to punish people over. Obviously, pit bulls can be quite dangerous in the wrong hands, more so than other dogs. They have incredibly strong jaws and are very muscular and if you're not careful or informed about your particular dog's pedigree then you could setting yourself up for a potentially bad situation. But that is no reason to pass yet another law. I find it sort of silly that the same state that just passed a conceal-carry law now is out to ban ownership of an animal.
To go even further, my opinion is that there is a hint of racial animus that is attached to a proposal like this. In the last 5 years or so Fond du Lac(my city) has gotten a large influx of blacks and latinos, mostly from the Milwaukee and Chicago communities, of which the pit bull is fairly popular. I frequently see young men out walking their cute little pit bull pups(I just want to hug them) and you never saw this before 2006, so this is a fairly recent phenomenon. Of course, this won't be admitted publicly and I'd have no way of proving the sentiment. It's just the general feeling I get.
In short, a "dangerous animal" ban is retarded and should never be adopted. I don't think anyone needs a law to tell them that keeping a coyote or a fox or a badger for a pet is a bad idea. Are pit bulls statistically more dangerous than other large dogs i.e rottweilers, dobermans, mastiffs, german shepards, great danes etc? Take away dog fighting rings and I'd have to think it's negligible. But I have no doubts that in a few years they would expand the ban to include most large breeds. If they are truly concerned about safety then try to educate the public and change their minds. Maybe the local paper should do a 3-part series on why you should buy a cat or a chihuahua instead of that bloodthirsty 3 month old pit bull with the adorable eyes.
What say you?
I've read plenty of articles from different cities that are engaging in the same type of proposal. It seems like there's a national campaign to outlaw pit bulls at the local level and it's getting silly.
Now, my personal take on this is that there is absolutely no need for this nonsense, especially the "dangerous animal" part. To me, they are just looking for another thing to punish people over. Obviously, pit bulls can be quite dangerous in the wrong hands, more so than other dogs. They have incredibly strong jaws and are very muscular and if you're not careful or informed about your particular dog's pedigree then you could setting yourself up for a potentially bad situation. But that is no reason to pass yet another law. I find it sort of silly that the same state that just passed a conceal-carry law now is out to ban ownership of an animal.
To go even further, my opinion is that there is a hint of racial animus that is attached to a proposal like this. In the last 5 years or so Fond du Lac(my city) has gotten a large influx of blacks and latinos, mostly from the Milwaukee and Chicago communities, of which the pit bull is fairly popular. I frequently see young men out walking their cute little pit bull pups(I just want to hug them) and you never saw this before 2006, so this is a fairly recent phenomenon. Of course, this won't be admitted publicly and I'd have no way of proving the sentiment. It's just the general feeling I get.
In short, a "dangerous animal" ban is retarded and should never be adopted. I don't think anyone needs a law to tell them that keeping a coyote or a fox or a badger for a pet is a bad idea. Are pit bulls statistically more dangerous than other large dogs i.e rottweilers, dobermans, mastiffs, german shepards, great danes etc? Take away dog fighting rings and I'd have to think it's negligible. But I have no doubts that in a few years they would expand the ban to include most large breeds. If they are truly concerned about safety then try to educate the public and change their minds. Maybe the local paper should do a 3-part series on why you should buy a cat or a chihuahua instead of that bloodthirsty 3 month old pit bull with the adorable eyes.
What say you?
