NS makes a perfect rational argument.
If we gain more from a ban of this breed than we lose, then it should be banned.
The same argument could be made for all dog breeds.
And it seems like the gains in lives and avoided injuries are unquestionable, no?
-Hedge
Well, by that rationale, ban: cars, alcohol, cigs, fast food etc etc etc...
I agree that the breed attracts a bad crowd, but that is not their doing. I would make a strong case that if a grand pit bull existed, he/she would say " i would request that all blacks, mexicans and wiggers stop buying and or breeding me, you people have done nothing but harm to my reputation. Before you people got a hold of me, i had already been the official animal mascot of the us marine corp (used in extensive ad campaigns/propoganda for the USMC), the most popular breed in america, helen keller' guide dog, teddy roosevelt's favorite dog, jack johnsons favorite dog, the k9 star of the little rascals, the rca victor dog, the #1 dog used by US customs and an all around beloved dog. I was bred to be loyal, loving, playful and hate only dogs, never people. But then you people started messing with my breed standard, and breeding the aggressive one's, breeding the one's with big heads, breeding for the wrong reasons. Then you put me in a rap video, then you started putting tatoos of me on your arms, and making me into an icon of toughness and violence when thats not what we are at all. We're family dogs, horrible gaurd dogs and tired of dumbasses making us look bad."