Pit Bull Ban

An area in Jackson, Mississippi has recently banned pit bulls. Cities across the country are banning these creatures, due to repeated and horrific attacks on innocent men, women and children.

It's an idiotic approach, but an effective one.

I've never owned a pit bull and I can't speak from experience- but it doesn't take a master sleuth to realize what the real problem is. Namely, morons are training these dogs to attack and kill each other, and then they act surprised when the animal decides to attack and kill other animals (i.e. human beings- I'm pretty sure a dog can't comprehend the fact that we aren't truly animals, whether you accept that particular view or not.)

Using Skinner type psychology and a little time, I could turn anything into a trained killer- a miniature poodle, an elephant, or even a human being.

I understand there are certain breeds that will attack for no apparent reason (those closer to the old line of wolves) but pit bulls aren't among them. Instead, trained due to their immensely powerful jaws, they are rewarded and praised when they use said powerful jaws. Any animal quickly makes the connection that to hurt and kill equals praise and food.

The great majority of animals in this world, domesticated or not, will not attack humans unless in fear of their lives. Very few see us as a food choice. Those that do attack will do so out of territorial concerns- the same reason we usually kill (someone entering our house, e.g.) Even snakes bite as a defensive reaction, not an offensive one. If given the chance, most animals will leave us alone.

Unless we train them to kill.

However, it's impossible to tell the trained pit bulls from the normal ones. So we make a utilitarian decision to ban all of them in an effort to make people safe.

I'm all for it, but don't blame the dogs who do the killing. Blame the people who trained them. Those people should be put in a ring and forced to kill and injure each other while everyone cheers- or torn to pieces by the very dogs they trained.