Recent comments in /f/springfieldMO

feralfantastic t1_j1b7t2d wrote

Except, of course, this is about culling dogs, and not people. The shithead is going to keep on being a shithead. The most you can do is make it illegal for them to own an animal that will react to their shithead qualities by getting angrier and crazier and more uncontrollable until they go out, independent of the shithead, and rip the faces off a bunch of toddlers.

Pit bulls are a uniquely fragile breed, apparently predisposed by fundamental behavior to attack children and other dogs. They’re apparently responsible for half fatal dog attacks despite representing no more than 6% of the dog population. We need to be phasing out any animal with salient evidence of pit characteristics for the same reason we don’t let felons own firearms, we put cancer warnings on cigarette packs, and we don’t allow private ownership of high explosives.

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Saltpork545 t1_j1ayqu9 wrote

It is and over extremely small things.

Probably the best piece of advice I've ever been given about carrying a gun is that I don't get to have ego battles. No road rage, no arguing with someone being stupid, and no drinking with a gun on your person. You will still get mad, you will still get annoyed or bothered by others, but you have the responsibility of something that comes with lethal force on you and there is no parking spot, shitty neighbor or bad driving worth ruining your life over. Let it go, get back to your life and your business. Water off a duck's back is my turn of phrase for this when I'm telling others.

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laffingriver t1_j1aw9iw wrote

you are absolutely correct! its the shithead you never met thats the problem.

discussing these nuanced difficulties is how we come to an ethical consensus in a multiculural, diverse, and democratic society such as ours.

im glad we agree its the owners fault and their responsibility rather than something as arbitrary as “breed”.

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feralfantastic t1_j1assw3 wrote

Thanks for enumerating all the challenges to the process. Finding the answers might be difficult, but not impossible. I’d prefer to find these answers over having my children attacked in school because some shithead I’ve never met couldn’t manage their animal properly.

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brett_brux_funk t1_j1aoq5h wrote

Tortillaria is where we get them for the family every holiday season. They have our favorite for sure and you can buy them by the dozen.

This year we grabbed chorizo, veggie (potato, carrot, spinach), and a sweet (pineapple, raisin, peanut.) But they have pork, chicken, Rajas, bean, and apple as well.

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laffingriver t1_j1ad6be wrote

how do we define what a pit is and isnt. akc registry? genomic testing? who pays for this?

if their grandparents were half pits do we euthenize all puppies? who pays for that?

what if its only quarter pit, three quarter boxer?

what if family comes to town from out of state and brings their dog with? are they allowed to travel through this area or will we take their dog and kill it?

will we also ban bull terriers? german shepherds? austrian malinois? rottweillers? dobermans? cocker spaniels? in my lifetime all of these dogs have been made into villains.

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