The problem isn't how mean or not mean the breed is. The problem is what the dog can do if it gets mean.
Pit bulls and Staffordshire Terriers are built to be dangerous. Not built to be mean, built to be dangerous. Seriously dangerous. Chihuahuas are often meaner in temperament, but the consequences are significantly less.
That's why the breed should be banned. Not because some owners are bad and some are good, not because the breed can be a bunch of puppy dogs and the best friends ever. It's because of the consequences if they ever do get angry. For the same reasons that hand guns are banned but bb guns are not.
I agree with banning the breed. But in taking away someone's dog, there should be a third party looking into the necessity (ie. not up to one police officer), mandatory spaying and neutering regardless, and any compensation should be significant. But we should still ban the breed.
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