posted on January 13, 2003 09:13:13 AM new
It is also very hard to tell the difference between a loaded gun and an unloaded one...until it is too late.
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posted on January 13, 2003 09:34:02 AM new
apples & oranges
a gun doesn't bark, snarl, wag its tail, charge at one...in short it is an inanimate object.
have you ever been attacked by a dog? I have--3 different times. Believe me, there is nothing about that dog that indicates "attack."
BTW, did you know that the number of pit bull attacks reported in this country could be greatly reduced? All we'd have to do is cut out all the dogs reported as "pit bulls" that were actually other breeds. It's amazing how often people mis-identify this way. Dogs that don't remotely *look* like pit bulls are called pit bulls. Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there --Clare Booth Luce
posted on January 13, 2003 04:20:20 PM new
Two women in New York attacked by pit bulls today. One was lucky to survive, the other didn't. When they found the dogs, the first didn't lunge to attack until the officer got close. Until then they thought they could capture it.
It is not like apples and oranges.
You can't tell if a gun is really loaded until someone points it at you and pulls the trigger.
You can't tell if a dog is going to attack until it does attack.
When I was in the military, the MP's dogs were the friendliest animals in the world, until the command was given....
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posted on January 13, 2003 08:05:01 PM new
Dogs have a distinct body language. Wanna bet that the dog(s) in question were displaying aggression before attacking? It amazes me that people have lived alongside dogs for thousands of years, yet haven't bothered for the most part to "learn their language." It's isn't always lunging, growling or barking--you can tell by looking when a dog isn't approachable or full of good intentions simply by looking at how their body, head, ears and tail are held. How they're looking at you. I've been attacked 3 times under unavoidable circumstances...I have avoided many other problems simply by really looking at the dogs in question.
As for military/police dogs, their changes in behavior are by command. One knows simply because of their "jobs" that they will attack under given circumstances. Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there --Clare Booth Luce
posted on January 14, 2003 12:32:33 AM new
The Smoak family. Yeah, I'd be scared too. Especially when that dog got out of the car. The b&w picture of from the police car and shows the cop shooting the dog on the right of the screen.
posted on January 14, 2003 04:57:52 AM new
I see their mistake now.
Jeans and a green station wagon.
How pathetically lower middle class.
If they had been in a new Lexus and a Tuxedo this would never have happened.
The cop would have thought - "Geez this Dude has bucks to sue my ass off 'til the cows come home.
He probably hires the mayor to serve drinks at his parties. I better be careful."
