rabber to Ban PitBullsEnglish · 7 months agoThe vast majority of all recorded dog attacks are pit bulls. Just choose some other breed. CMVmessage-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down140
arrow-up1-10arrow-down1message-squareThe vast majority of all recorded dog attacks are pit bulls. Just choose some other breed. CMVrabber to Ban PitBullsEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square7fedilink
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minus-squareTragicNotCute@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down5·7 months agoCan you cite the sources for your claim that an outright ban shifts the numbers to a different breed?
minus-squareSkeezix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down5·7 months agoNo. He cant. Because there is no such study.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe other breeds are still much safer. I trust a rottweiler more than a pit bull, their rate of bites is much lower.
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYou seem to be implying bans would be futile if the intention is to reduce attacks because other breeds will simply start attacking more. Am I misunderstanding your assumptions? That sounds like a bizarre position to take.
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Can you cite the sources for your claim that an outright ban shifts the numbers to a different breed?
No. He cant. Because there is no such study.
The other breeds are still much safer. I trust a rottweiler more than a pit bull, their rate of bites is much lower.
You seem to be implying bans would be futile if the intention is to reduce attacks because other breeds will simply start attacking more. Am I misunderstanding your assumptions? That sounds like a bizarre position to take.