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State proposals to ban pit bulls reflect society's worst fears and prejudices. As the Michael Vick scandal has made clear, it is humans and not the dogs who are the criminals.
  • Of course some breeds exhibit particular traits

    Anyone who says otherwise is a retard. A hundred generations of breeding leads somewhere besides physical traits.

    Do any of you fools know what a pariah dog is? I have two of them and they have extremely unique personalities compared to purebred animals. Why? A few thousand years of having to fend for themselves has crushed out the weakness that would cause them not to survive. Same thing in reverse. A few hundred years of breeding for work or sport or hounds means you have a dog built for that.

    Geesh people, I know this is America where animals are people but they're still animals. They're not your kids. They're animals and some of them have traits that lend themselves to certain behaviors. Stop treating dogs like they have civil rights and you're outraged that no one else understands that.