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TPaine7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 02:52 PM Original message |
78 year old man defends himself against 2 pit bulls |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. Pit bulls should be outlawed. nt |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. If pit bulls are outlawed, only outlaws will have pit bulls ... |
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TPaine7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. LOL! Clever. |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
66. "Back... back... it's a homerun!" (nt) |
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TPaine7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Debatable. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. Pit bulls are bred to kill and they kill more often and cause much more damage more often. nt |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. And here I thought you were being sarcastic |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 06:32 AM Response to Reply #34 |
63. Speaking of irony... |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #63 |
70. Finally, someone who can spell Gandhi's name correctly |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 06:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
52. The hell they are. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. Pit bulls kill twice as many people as rottweilers. |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 03:31 AM Response to Reply #56 |
62. I'm no dog lover, but I don't think a dog's breed is the problem |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 07:57 AM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Wolves, pit bulls, hybrids of them, they're all dangerous. I wonder how the civilized world |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #56 |
69. My apologies. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. I wonder if the countries who've had pit bulls banned for years now show that German Shepherds |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. A question worth researching |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 04:51 PM Response to Reply #69 |
78. kinda like firearms with certain features ... |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #52 |
67. Yep, it ain't the dog, it's the owner (nt) |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:01 PM Original message |
That's going a little far, IMO |
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TPaine7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
9. Were you actually addressing post 1? |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Yes |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Here we go |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Pitbulls are gentle, loving, intelligent animals. They're innocent. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. Our neighbor has a 2 year old male pit bull. He is a sweetheart - |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. I own 2 pitbulls and they are very gentle with people |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. It totally depends on the owner and the breeder... |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 12:57 AM Response to Reply #39 |
60. Absolutely correct, though I'd add a caveat |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #60 |
76. I remember when my Norwegian Elkhound died of old age... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. my sister semi-adopted a Doberman years ago |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. My experience with Pit Bulls and Rotweilers... |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #76 |
80. Unfortunately, Dobies don't live too long. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 12:08 AM Response to Reply #80 |
83. That's sad but true... |
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the other one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. Was it REALLY Pit Bulls? |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. On top of that... |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Kind of like.. |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Could be, sure |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Throw in some GLBT, some Israel/Palestine, some vaxxers.. |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. ahh, vancouver wa - pits and concealed weapons |
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TPaine7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:07 PM Original message |
Blame the victim and the "well regulated militia" canard. Two in one! N/T |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
46. who blamed? i said he could be spinning. or not. |
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TPaine7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Ok, technically you didn't blame him, you said he could be guilty... |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 06:39 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. "guilty" is not the issue, is it? |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #46 |
57. the right belongs to "THE PEOPLE" not the militia |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
11. So, I just want to get this straight |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Where does it say he "puts on his gun" just to go outside? |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Yeah, it's possible, I suppose |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Presumably, the animal control officers that responded verified |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Well, I guess it means his freezer won't be as well-stocked now |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 06:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
55. Side point |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 06:41 AM Response to Reply #17 |
64. Oh, I don't know |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #64 |
72. Man, a pit bull would be stringy as hell |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #72 |
81. Soak in jalapeño vinegar. |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. If I had |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. The remote control might be cheaper. n/t |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 09:15 AM Response to Reply #33 |
68. Ahh, but the pleasure is worth it. (nt) |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. Ah. In the video. |
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TPaine7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Getting it "straight" |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. After one watches the video, there's no way to think the guy wasn't trapped. |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Mr. Gosiak, is that you? |
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TPaine7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. The surface of the sun is hotter than the surface of the earth. |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. I'm afraid you're mistaken about my position on guns |
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TPaine7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:52 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. "you have the right to own whatever *goofy-assed tool* you can afford...." |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #47 |
71. Are you saying that a gun is more than a tool? |
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jeepnstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
38. Happens that way in the movies! |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
54. Possible. |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
13. Never bring teeth to a gunfight. |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. Well, in the video, he says they came after him |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
41. Just like a doggo... |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
23. I have carried a gun legally for over 15 years. I felt I had to have it in my hand |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
44. I'm glad you had it on you. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 05:44 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. I took it out of my pocket and just held it, and the folks who were approaching |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
30. The pit bull denialism on this thread is hilarious! |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. One shouldn't deny a pit bull of anything. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. Are you saying the all pit bulls are dangerous? |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
31. Okay, I'll say it. |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. It's about time someone said it. |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
37. It's a dog eat lead world. |
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jeepnstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Doggone |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
49. I'm surprised one of the dogs didn't simply |
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TPaine7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 05:14 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Doggone it, you're right! LOL. N/T |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 12:09 AM Response to Reply #49 |
58. Good One! |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
59. CCW saved this man's life. |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
61. How about OC, though? |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
75. Too bad we don't have the dogs' side of the story...just some 78 year old |
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friendly_iconoclast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. You went to The College Of It Stands To Reason, too? |
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Piwi2009 (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
84. People don't kill pitbulls, GUNS kill pitbulls! |
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