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Originally Posted by Frank MetaMusil
I guess you should clarify a bit then. Are you saying all dogs are dangerous weapons and their owners are gun toting hoodlums, or just the dogs who attack people?
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All dogs are potentially dangerous weapons, yes. In the same way guns or knives are potentially dangerous. If you own a knife, but never stab anybody with it, all is good. If you own a knife and stab somebody with it or another animal, you should be in trouble.
If your dog attacks a little nine-year-old girl riding her bike, perhaps you should be treated the same as if you attacked her with a knife. Or maybe there is a more appropriate middle ground, but the current $1500 fine isn't nearly punitive enough for the crime that was committed IMO.