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baldguy

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39. What we have is a problem with people not being responsable.

Tue May 21, 2013, 03:41 PM

May 2013

If we don't target irresponsible people, the problem will never be solved.

Part of being responsible is to be honest about the problem and to not sensationalize & lie about it.

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In 2011 almost 9000 people were hospitalized because of dog attacks (a 55% increase from 2001). [View all] Nine May 2013 OP

False equivalency. Zoeisright May 2013 #1

I'm not equating guns and dogs. Nine May 2013 #2

There are 20-30 accidental gun deaths for every dog bite death. geek tragedy May 2013 #5

I don't think fatalities is the only measure of severity. Nine May 2013 #8

If more people die in car accidents than die in accidental drownings XemaSab May 2013 #51

Who let the dogs out !. nt clarice May 2013 #3

Your headline is blatantly false geek tragedy May 2013 #4

I said "deaths AND serious injuries." Nine May 2013 #6

It's true of 'serious' injuries, but not of deaths. geek tragedy May 2013 #7

whether or not the headline is false, it does bury the actual issue booley May 2013 #9

And, they don't discuss lost limbs, paralysis, and other geek tragedy May 2013 #10

Any time anything is compared to gun deaths gollygee May 2013 #11

Gun accidents alone cause 20-30 times as many deaths geek tragedy May 2013 #15

didn't brietbart try this with hammers and rifles? booley May 2013 #48

Perhaps it might be better to take off the other subject and concentrate on the dogs. Xyzse May 2013 #12

It's not the breed that's the problem, it's the human. baldguy May 2013 #38

I agree. Xyzse May 2013 #44

It's also the fact dogs are alive booley May 2013 #49

Agreed. Xyzse May 2013 #50

It must hurt like hell trying to cram a size 8 foot into a size 5 shoe..but, I will agree, they are Tikki May 2013 #13

Are people really going to even deny that we have a DOG attack problem? Nine May 2013 #14

You are "not talkingabout breeds" yet your op is about "certain kinds of dogs". uppityperson May 2013 #25

I didn't want this thread to devolve into the same old pit bull threads everyone has seen before. Nine May 2013 #47

What we have is a problem with people not being responsable. baldguy May 2013 #39

Why do you hate dogs? nt FLyellowdog May 2013 #16

Why don't you care about the dogs attacked by other dogs? (nt) Nine May 2013 #17

Two words.... FLyellowdog May 2013 #19

It looks like this breed fad parallels that of the rise of the SUV and Hummer ErikJ May 2013 #18

False equivalency. You're much more likely to survive a dog bite than a gunshot wound. baldguy May 2013 #20

Non-issue Daemonaquila May 2013 #21

Your compassion is overwhelming. Nine May 2013 #34

I had to see the doctor 4 times from cat bites/claws hollysmom May 2013 #22

Were you hospitalized for it? Nine May 2013 #23

no, but I still have the scars hollysmom May 2013 #24

Hospitalization does not mean you simply walked into an ER. Nine May 2013 #28

I get it, but don't think these cat attacks were piddling hollysmom May 2013 #37

Dogs can usually do a hell of a lot more damage than cats, though. Arugula Latte May 2013 #26

My dog draws blood all the time from me hollysmom May 2013 #27

She's tenderizing you. Orrex May 2013 #35

Lol. Arugula Latte May 2013 #36

thanks, now I am scared!!!! hollysmom May 2013 #40

Almost 7000 people are shot accidentally annually? Wow! jmg257 May 2013 #29

and the reason is: the increasingly shitty economy. HiPointDem May 2013 #30

1% of dog bite victims are hospitalized while 5-10% of cat bite victims are REP May 2013 #31

Whenever celebs jump on a "cause" like baby munching dogs galileoreloaded May 2013 #32

That's why lawyers are dog lovers. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #33

Hence the rise of malicious litigation websites like DogsBite.org and DogBiteLaw.com. baldguy May 2013 #41

What makes them "malicious"? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #42

They're sensationalistic, they lie, they use inaccurate & outdated research baldguy May 2013 #43

How would people feel about dog owners being required to carry liability insurance, same as drivers? Nine May 2013 #45

I think the dog humpers would have a figurative cow when the all the landlords say "no pets". galileoreloaded May 2013 #46

easy... thats because Celldweller May 2013 #52

Heh. Well almost no one else seems to have any ideas they want to share. Nine May 2013 #53