Pit Bulls were just recently banned in Baltimore City and they have been banned for many years in PG County. This is because some people train them to fight and be aggressive. And this causes lots of people to fear pit bulls. However, not all pit bulls should be classified as aggressive and dangerous. I have had my pit bull, Rage, for the past seven years and she is scared of everything and isn't the slightest bit aggressive. She came with the name, kind of as a joke because she is so sweet. She is scared of plastic bags and thunder and pretty much anything else that you can think of. But, people will always assume that she is dangerous just because many pit bulls are.
I agree with your post a lot. I did not know that such a ban was placed on pit bulls. All of these dogs are not dangerous or trained to be dangerous. My family had a pit bull named Homicide and he was FAR from dangerous. He was afriad of loud noises, strange people, and even thunderstorms. If I found out that I could no longer keep my dog because of the possibility that he could be raised to harm others, I'd be furious. This ban is based on assumption. I know there are facts that prove that this misconduct is occurring, there is no fact that states that misconduct occurs each time. I think that there should be restirctions and strict rules put in place to deal with those that choose to own a pit bull, but surely, prohibiting all to own one is going too far.
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That's very true, but such assumptions and stereotypes exist for a reason. Some pit bulls are extremely dangerous, but a ban is uncalled-for. Stricter rules for owners seem like a good compromise between fear-mongering hysteria and total complacency.
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