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MalibuFatz t1_iy6a77e wrote

Reply to comment by ThrowawayAntelopes in No criminal charges for owner of pit bull that killed 88 year old woman by AphidGenocide

I would argue that this dog wasn’t hurting anyone until it was. Then it was too late, and an old lady was dead. Hell of a price to pay.

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ThrowawayAntelopes t1_iy6arty wrote

You didn't say anything that I disagreed with so what are you even trying to do

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Antique-Zucchini3250 t1_iy8cev7 wrote

the implication is that *your precious doggo* will not be violent until she is, and then it will be too late.

ergo: you should keep her leashed before we find out how violent she can be.

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ThrowawayAntelopes t1_iyan44w wrote

It's a matter of risk. Sure, there's some distant possible world where she hurts somebody. But there's also a distant possible world where my 17 year old son attacks someone in the park. Does this miniscule risk mean I should keep my teenager on a leash in public? Of course not. You guys are just not thinking clearly about the role of risk in public life. There is functionally no risk of my dog, or my teenager, attacking someone in the park. That's sufficient to have them off leash.

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