A terrible terrible tragedy occurred on Thursday in the Bay Area when an innocent kid, just 2 years old, lost his life because a pit bull decided that humans are acceptable meals.
Pit bulls are inherently violent and have aggressive tendencies. It is not possible to judge when a pit bull might just snap and take down a human being. If an animal is prune to violence, in my perfect world I wouldn’t want that creature in human population but this is not my perfect world.
A pit bull in the house is like a loaded gun, ready to discharge at will. Guns require license for a reason, it only makes sense that a dangerous animal like a pit bull be mandated to same requirement.
This is what happens when you don’t license pit bulls…
A 52 Grandfather left his 2 year old grandson in the house where 4 pit bulls lived. The grandfather knew that one of the pit bulls had previously attacked and killed a chihuahua. That wasn’t a big enough sign that the pit bulls can do the same thing to a 20 pound kid. As a result of gross negligence, the grandson was mauled to death in the absence of proper supervision.
In my view, the grandfather should have known better. I hope the prosecutors make an example of him by throwing the entire book. Rest of us should work on licensing pit bull owners and making sure that no home has more than one pit bull.
Pit bull attacks in the Bay Area in the last five years:
July 1, 2010: Pit bull attacks 3 people at Golden Gate Park. One of the victims, a 71-year-old woman, is hospitalized with multiple bite wounds to her legs.
April 11, 2008: Pit pull in San Jose attacks 57 year old man, biting him more than 20 times as he tries to protect the dog he was walking.
June 3, 2005: 2 pit bulls fatally maul 12 year old kid inside his home in San Francisco.
June 22, 2005: Pit bull attacks neighbors; an 8-year-old girl and her mother in Santa Rosa. The girl is hospitalized with deep lacerations to her face, arms and neck.
Source for above mentioned pit bull attacks SF Gate
