[pylon]

Damn I cannot stand the pit bull apologists. There is something wrong with their brains that just doesn't comprehend logic.

Let us compare this to the gun debate for a second.

A miniature dog like a Yorkie = BB gun

A typical 25 pound house dog = a pellet gun.

A Pit Bull = a .50 cal Barrett M82

Two of these guns can be bought by anyone, at any time. Because the damage they do is absolutely minimal. The last one causes devastating damage, and should not be trusted in the hands of ANYONE but a highly trained specialist. The problem with pit bulls, and rotweiller type dogs, as the more aggressive the type of dog, the more socially unaware/agrresive the type of owner. Nobody buys a wiener dog for it ferocious defensive capabilities or aggressive image. A huge chunk of these attack dog breed owners buy the animal as a fashion accessory to compliment their totally bad ass 'tude.

I have no actual stats but anecdotal evidence, but I am pretty sure if you studied it it would show:

Regular, adjusted, stable, responsible citizen = less likely to be pit bull owner.

Agressive, twitchy, unstable citizen with anger issues = more likely to be pit bull owner.

That is the problem, these dogs are a-hole magnets. I think it would be safe to say that the likelihood of irresponsible dog ownership snowballs the more aggressive the breed. So in addition to the fact that they are unstoppable terminators when they attack, they have owners that embrace this quality of the dog, and view it as a benefit of ownership.

I am sure there are many perfectly responsible pit bull owners, but there are far too many, that are completely unfit for parenthood, let alone dog ownership.

The hilarious irony of this rant is, I own a wiener dog. Which are considered the most aggressive breed of dog, more so than pitbulls. But there is a massive difference. If my dog attacked you, you would likely only have a little scar somewhere below your knee likely, and a mildly humorous story to tell one day how you got nipped buy a killer wiener dog. If you are attacked by a pitbull, you get to explain why you have a gaping hole where your nose used to be, and how you have 6 more surgeries to replace your lips. At least the dog ripped all the nerves out of that side of your face, so at least you can't feel it.

The damage when these dogs flip out is too devastating, responsible owner or not. Humans bred these dogs into existence, and we should just let the breed die out. I have actually heard someone (an extremely stupid someone) say "You can't just make a whole species go extinct!!" Dogs are a species, pit bulls are not.