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Re:Study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour by caterpi11ar on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @02:24PM (#31251670)
Pitbulls have been banned in various places. Any data to suggest this phenomenon has happened anywhere that pitbulls are banned?
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Re:Study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour by TameAntelope on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @03:26PM (#31252414)
Pitbulls are not banned in areas where pitbulls are a problem, so no.
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Re:Study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour by squidbeak on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @04:46PM (#31253357)
Pitbulls were banned in the UK in 1991. We still have fatalities from pitbull attacks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_t...

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Re:Study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour by TameAntelope on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @05:47PM (#31254036)
I hope you see how that further demonstrates my point; the death volume would have remained at this value (approximately) regardless of the breed ban in the UK.

Bad owners are the problem, not bad dogs.

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Re:Study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour by dymk on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @06:07PM (#31254235)
No, it just means the breed ban isn't being enforced.
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Re:Study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour by TameAntelope on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @06:20PM (#31254343)
How does a dog that isn't a banned breed killing someone mean a breed ban isn't getting enforced?
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Re:Study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour by robonerd on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @07:36PM (#31254999)
The dogs are banned but the bans are flagrantly flaunted and because of that, the dogs are still killing people.
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