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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Explain this

Pitbulls are responsible for 60% of all injuries and 63% of ocular injuries. Pitbull attacks have higher morbidity rates, higher hospital charges, and a higher risk of death than attacks by other breeds. During 2005-2017, pit bulls killed one citizen every 16.7 days, totaling up to 284 Americans

https://coloradoinjurylaw.com/blog/dog-bite-statistics/

In the 10 years from 2009 to 2018, pit bulls killed or maimed 3,569 people in the USA and Canada. (Merritt Clifton, Dog Attack Deaths & Maimings, U.S. & Canada, 1982-2018 Log.) They killed over 80% of all Americans who are killed by dogs. (Colleen Lynn, 2015 U.S. Dog Bite Fatalities, at http://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-fatalities-2015.php.)

Published, peer-reviewed studies in authoritative journals of psychology and forensic science establish that pit bull owners as a whole -- statistically -- are more likely to be socially deviant, engage in crimes involving children, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, and violent crimes against other persons. (Jaclyn E. Barnes, Barbara W. Boat, Frank W. Putnam, Harold F. Dates, and Andrew R. Mahlman, Ownership of High-Risk ("Vicious") Dogs As a Marker for Deviant Behaviors, J. Interpersonal Violence, Volume 21 Number 12, December 2006 1616-1634, abstract at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17065657;

https://dogbitelaw.com/vicious-dogs/pit-bulls-facts-and-figures

Top 10 Most Fatal Dog Breeds Table, 2005-2017 US

  • Pit bull: 284 deaths (65.6%)
  • Rottweiler: 45 deaths (10.4%)
  • German shepherd: 20 deaths (4.6%)
  • Mixed-breed: 17 deaths (3.9%)
  • American bulldog: 15 deaths (3.5%)

https://www.mkplawgroup.com/dog-bite-statistics/

[–] overlyanxious 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Published, peer-reviewed studies in authoritative journals of psychology and forensic science establish that pit bull owners as a whole – statistically – are more likely to be socially deviant, engage in crimes involving children, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, and violent crimes against other persons.

oh yeah another comment said something similar

A certain aggressive portion of people DO think that pitbulls are violent dogs, so they take them on and train them to be aggressive dogs. Pitbulls are strong as hell, so when they do act aggressively they cause a lot of damage

I havent done that much research, is it a case of really bad owners?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

Yes, it is the case of bad owners.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Fucking thank you so goddamn much.

Was just about to comment I know where the pit Bull would fall on number of children injured on chart

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Ok! 3 of those links are from injury lawyers (always dependable sources of data when analyzing risk. No profit motive there.) 1 is a 404. 1 is an abstract from NIH that summarizes: "bad people own bad dogs"

Dog identification is difficult, and even those scary looking pits may only have a small percentage of actual Staffordshire or Bulldog in their DNA. I don't want people to get hurt either, but dog racism isn't the answer. A bad owner can turn any dog violent.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Looks like you explained it yourself? Or are you implying owning a pit bull causes owners to become criminals in other ways simply by pit bulls sharing their bad vibes?