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it’s higher because people use pitbulls for dog fights, etc… if you abuse an animal it’s more likely to attack someone.
if you look at stats, getting killed by a rotweiler or a german Shepard isn’t that far off.
which would be the next two “tough dude” cool pets…
not to mention, pitbulls aren’t even a breed, really… there’s plenty of pit cousins that would be the new pitbulls… plus half breeds and whatnot…
my solution is to just require all small children carry revolvers… super simple, and those dogs will think twice before attacking them.

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We should just breed our toddlers to be vicious dog-killers machines, problem solved. I want my kid to be able to tear everything to shreds on the playground by the time he hits 6.

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fuck yeah

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They didn’t just use pitbulls, they specifically bred pitbulls to fight and never give up. It’s deep in their brain.

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“Deep in their brain” is that a science term. I kid. I would like to know the science behind it, though.

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This is correct. My argument isn’t just that they top the lists… it’s ALSO that the damage they do is much higher than any other breed as well. These concepts are inextricably linked.

When a pomeranian bites you, it’s whatever… bleeds a little bit, you put a bandaid on it later, but punt the fucker now. If a pitbull bites you… You might be missing part of your fucking leg. Try punting a pitbull…

We have more known attacks that are pitbulls simply because the damage they do is so fucking much more that it can’t just be handled in private. It’s actually probably 100% probably that pitbulls on average strictly bite at the same rates as other dogs… But the sheer amount of damage done by pitbulls means those bites = more deaths and hospitalizations. I’ve never once claimed that pitbulls bite more or less than any other breed, simply that they cause more casualties (and often specify deaths).

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This is correct. My argument isn’t just that they top the lists… it’s ALSO that the damage they do is much higher than any other breed as well. These concepts are inextricably linked.

This is called gameness and the trait is not inextricable for pit bull breeds. It was bred into them through selection, not too dissimilar to how those stubby faced breeds were bred to be that way (e.g. pugs).

If pit bull breeds were selectively bred to reduce/remove that trait it would change things. It’s almost like the root problem isn’t the dogs but the people and breeding practices.

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It’s actually probably 100% probably that pitbulls on average strictly bite at the same rates as other dogs…

I’m sorry, but this is a probably 100% probably on average strictly convincing sentence you’ve got, there.

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It’s absolutely not “deep in their brain” breed doesn’t really impact behavior

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abk0639?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D84642491739088231094049347991384876828|MCORGID%3D242B6472541199F70A4C98A6%2540AdobeOrg|TS%3D1651162390&_ga=2.218466969.1066386900.1651162373-689641651.1609118629

How you raise a dog does. If you see an aggressive dog, blame the owner.

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owner surveys

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Why then pick pits? I get emergency calls about dog attacks all the time. It’s always pits. Assholes want asshole dogs. People use them to fight because they’re monsters and will fight till the death.

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I picked my pit because that’s what the shelter had and she’s incredibly sweet. Even with kids, they can pull her face meats and it doesn’t even bother her.

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if an asshole dog fighting abusive owner can’t get a pit, they’ll get a rottweiler… which will also attack people if raised like that.
or german shepards…
see also: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs_in_warfare

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