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The author says "We found no support for policies targeting particular breeds" [1] which is completely absurd even if you postulate that their study's results were even stronger than they are. Imagine that their study found zero correlation between breeds and behavior. Even if that were the case, the outcomes of that behavior are wildly different. Some breeds will bite you and not even break skin. Some breeds will bite you, and you'll need stitches and antibiotics. Some breeds will literally rip your arms off. How could any reasonable person conclude that "no difference in behavior" leads to "no support for policies targeting particular breeds"?

Is there anyone here who would let their 6 year old child play, unsupervised, with a random pit bull? How about a random chihuahua?

[1] https://twitter.com/eenork/status/1520459786575396869

parent defen 4 years ago

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