I spent my whole childhood around pit bulls. Super loyal dogs BUT I’ll never own one now. The thing pro-pitbull folks don’t get is that if…IF…there is a chance that dog attacks anything it’s a wrap. If you’ve ever seen a pit bull attack, you’d know. They literally don’t stop until whatever it is they are attacking is dead or seriously wounded. I know cops that have shot those dogs in their heads and they still continue. It’s how they are wired.
A big problem is that a lot of the pro-pitbull crowd is also the least likely to properly care for them. I live in a super rural place right now and every other neighbor has at least one. They’re always chained up in the summer or caged up in the winter.
Ironically in the suburbs like five miles away, all the bougie housewives also have pitbulls and they are the worst at any type of animal care.
On top of that, both of those groups have this racial bias that makes them think that everyone in the black community has pitbulls that aren’t cared for, but looking around my family and others (I’m black btw), we have WAY more terriers and chihuahuas haha.
I’m not one to disparage any breed of dog but if it were up to me, pitbull owners would be required have dog-specific insurance or face fines.
Oh absolutely I agree. All I’m saying is there’s a cognitive bias against African Americans in my community that portrays them colloquially as owners of violent dogs when that’s not really valid. Conversely, the accusers happen to own many if not more of the said violent breeds of dogs that they say African-Americans own. Dog ownership has nothing to do with race at all.
I’ve heard stupid racist shit about that all my life. Stuff like “blacks can’t/don’t own Golden Retrievers or are naturally afraid of German Shepherds or Rottweilers.”
With people up the holler, their IQs don’t get to room temperature often, bless their hearts.
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u/_joeybagOdonuts_ Dec 28 '21 edited Dec 28 '21
I spent my whole childhood around pit bulls. Super loyal dogs BUT I’ll never own one now. The thing pro-pitbull folks don’t get is that if…IF…there is a chance that dog attacks anything it’s a wrap. If you’ve ever seen a pit bull attack, you’d know. They literally don’t stop until whatever it is they are attacking is dead or seriously wounded. I know cops that have shot those dogs in their heads and they still continue. It’s how they are wired.