Quote Originally Posted by Black Hand View Post
I don't know if the situation would be amplified ten fold because of the media more so over the difference in destruction between a fox hound and a bulldog. Had it been a bulldog, that childs life would probably never be the same. There is a lot of dead space between a fox hound barely breaking the skin in a cur snap out of fear and a bulldog about to take hold on a little boy with a stick. That's not really sensationalism. These dogs are capable of way more destruction in a lot less time. A few seconds can have the rest of your life full of regrets and it wont matter who was at fault. General rule here is kids only play with the house dog and pups. Children, like dogs lack the ability of reasoning. I know when I was a little boy I didn't have the ability to foresee myself being a 50 year old man with a prosthetic arm because of something I did when I was 5 yrs old. That's the separation between juvenile and adult and in a case with a child and a dog the adult has to be the one to blame and ultimately responsible for both his child and dogs actions.
This is a great post.

I love pit bulls as much as anyone, but they simply ARE potentially a thousand times more dangerous than other dogs. Especially geeked-up chain-brain dogs with no socialization. All anyone has to do is put a pit bull in the pit with a collie and it is clear who is the more dangerous animal. You can't beat pit bulls off, and (once riled-up) they don't take prisoners. There is more than just "sensationalism" going on, the FACT is pit bulls can be potentially catastrophic with children.

And, as someone who was an insurance claims adjuster for 12 years, dog bite attacks are 100% owner negligence, always, unless (with kids) they also tag on a negligent supervision guilt on the parents.

The only exception is provoked attacks, but you need proof for that (witnesses / video, etc.) to have a snowball's chance of beating a rap if you own a bulldog ...

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