Reply #39: Any large dog can do the same. And humans have done much worse.

[baldguy]

And humans are much more dangerous than dogs. You haven't answered the question either: Which dangerous breeds of humans do you want to ban from society?

Yes "ban" = "elimination. BSLs passed due to irrational fears force the govt to confiscate banned breeds & destroy them. That's the purpose of such legislation.

BSLs tend to "creep", too. If dog bites are seen to be a problem, the "solution" is to ban (i.e. "kill") the dog breeds which irresponsible media have hyped as the culprits. When that doesn't solve the problem, they go on to the next breed, then the next and the next and the next. BSLs never solve the problem of violent dogs because they don't address the real source of the problem - the people who abuse & train the dogs.

The simple, undeniable and irrefutable fact is the behaviour of one neglected, abused dog is no indication of the future behavior of another unrelated dog who hasen't been abused & neglected. Blaming & killing the second because of the unwanted actions of the first is exactly like blaming all Arabs for 9/11, or blaming all pasty white guys for Oklahoma City. It doesn't solve the problem & it makes no sense.