Wow this post got popular. I got called into work and didnt see the replies, sorry ladies and gentlemen! Trying to catch up tonight.

  • FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    They have some of the highest kill counts…

    Two of four fatal dog attacks in the UK in 2021 involved a Bully XL, with the number increasing to at least six out of ten last year.

    Stop defending aggressive dogs, looks bad. It’ll look extra bad when they maul for because they are such sweet dogs…

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      2 years ago

      And I’m sure those dogs were raised in a loving household, and not at all raised as attack dogs or abused at all /s

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        2 years ago

        Defending the dangerous thing while blaming the owner is a favorite argument against gun control.

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            2 years ago

            Are both dangerous in the wrong hands? Yes.

            Seeing things you don’t like and blaming the internet…

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              One of them is a living thing…

              Some people are responsible with guns, but I’m still comfortable with getting rid of all of them because it’s not like the guns would be hurt with that decision. They’re inanimate objects.

              I’m less comfortable with putting down an entire breed of animal because some people are irresponsible assholes, and either abuse their pets or raise them to be attack dogs.

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                You’re assuming how this can be done. The law in the UK is that it is illegal to import or breed these dogs. You can implement legislation in which dogs can live out their lives and eventually it ain’t a problem.

                Of course, I am not willing to watch children and old people getting mauled because you care about violent dogs designed to kill. Kill 'em like they kill me burgers…

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            When something was created by humans to be a weapon yes, you compare them to guns. It’s like comparing a dog that was bred for eating grass to a lawnmower because their traits were bred into it to provide them with a certain function, in this case being a dangerous weapon.