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Originally Posted by Lithium
Yes, seriously. I would like someone to answer my question.
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You aren't likely to get one. With something like this, sides are already polarized and it's a mess to begin with. Folks just begin 'shouting' the same stuff louder and louder. Everyone tries to throw bad comparisons around and nothing is really resolved.
"Vicious" dogs should be banned. Ok, which breeds are vicious this time around? Like some others here, I remember when Dobermans were the dogs du jour to hate on. As has been pointed out. You ban one thing (to the point of extinction, which is what some folks here are advocating) and others will take it's place.
Dogs are like guns, they should be registered and kept account of. Last time I checked, you are supposed to register your pet(s). But while track of the info is kept, are there actual limits? If I am a registered gun owner, couldn't I just keep collecting guns saying I'm a collector? And how's that gun registry doing for reducing crime anyhow?
When dogs get together, they rile each other up and become vicious packs. Um...have folks never heard of pre/teen gangs? Didn't someone mention that dogs have been involved in 200 or so fatalities since 2005? How many gang related deaths have there been since 2005? Last time I checked, groups (packs, if you will) of youths managed to rile each other up to some pretty destructive ends.
I'm of the firm belief that a good percentage of people who own pets shouldn't. But I'm also of the mind that a good percentage of parents shouldn't be. However, it's not in the government's rights or responsibilities to determine that. Not with the style of government we have.
Do I have any ideas for solutions? Not really. I just strongly believe that government regulation (especially to the point of extinction, as some folks here want) is not a solution. Governments have a pretty good track record of abusing pretty much any power you give them. I don't want them telling me how many kids I can or can't have just as much as I don't want them telling me how many of what sorts of animals I can or can't have.