Pitbulls maul Detroit child to death.

[onlinebiker]

But I know of cases where dogs attacked children, adults, even armed police, and it didn't go national. "Pitbulls" is a buzz word.

That's no doubt a contributing factor.

Boru

Sharkbites are more " newsworthy" than drownings - even though the dead guy is just as dead either way.

It's TV ratings.


If it bleeds it leads...

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But I know of cases where dogs attacked children, adults, even armed police, and it didn't go national. "Pitbulls" is a buzz word.

That's no doubt a contributing factor.

Boru

edit:  Just looked it up.  'Pitbulls' is more than just a buzzword.  Although fairly low on the list of overall aggressiveness, that breed is responsible for 2/3 of dog attack fatalities in the US, more than the next nine breeds combined.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccart...db347562f8

Yup. Fatalities are rare though.

Dog bites? German shepard was #1 for a whole lotta years..