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Originally Posted by Janey
Sometimes I think that people's priorities are misplaced, when an obviously dangerous breed, one that has been purposely and selectively created for fighting, is more important than protecting their neighbours. It speaks to a callous disregard for society.
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I'm not defending pitbulls but again much has to do with it's training. Is that an excuse? Partially and only because my brother in law (a respected individual in the community) has had 3 of them in the last 20 years who were bigger babies than you could imagine and probably because he went to a respected breeder and didn't buy them out of a trunk of a car.
Could they have attacked at a moments notice? Sure. Are they as dangerous as a person with a gun or knife? Maybe, maybe not. The point I'm trying to make is that I think more important issues are at stake other than pitbulls. Is it tragic that someone is attacked by a pitbull? Yes. Is it tragic that a repeat pedophile is allowed to continue abusing because of loopholes in the law? Yes. Is is tragic a young offender can take a life and serve a two year sentence? Yes.
When it comes to callous disregard for society, pitbulls just don't top the list for me. But if they are banned outright so be it. I expect the government to come down as equally hard on the other scourges of society regardless of their rights or lack thereof.