Tiny terrier saved kids from pit bulls

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Originally Posted by mosca

Here's a great headline for an article - let's focus on the pit bull! Those other details like the arrest of two knife-wielding armed robbery suspects and confiscation of cocaine, rifles, drug paraphernelia... nah, they're not as important. Put them towards the end of the article.

An officer discharging his weapon is the story in this case.

[mosca]

Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

Says the stats. No other breed holds a candle to Pit Bulls when it comes to the number of kills and severe maimings this breed inflicts on society.

So, because pit bulls are the leader in terms of damage inflicted on society, this justifies the media focusing more on incidents involving them, at the expense of covering the significant amount of incidents involving other breeds? Irresponsible media at its finest.

[mosca]

Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

An officer discharging his weapon is the story in this case.

An officer shooting a dog is more newsworthy a headline than the arrest of two gang members wanted for armed robbery w/ a knife, not to mention the cocaine, rifles, or other paraphanerlia found at the scene? Ok.

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Originally Posted by mosca

An officer shooting a dog is more newsworthy a headline than the arrest of two gang members wanted for armed robbery w/ a knife, not to mention the cocaine, rifles, or other paraphanerlia found at the scene? Ok.

It's obvious to anyone that when an officer fires a his weapon that is the story.

[mosca]

Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

It's obvious to anyone that when an officer fires a his weapon that is the story.

Only if it's a pit bull that he's firing on. Then it's definitely headline worthy!

[mosca]

Here's another misleading headline - a terrible story about one man shooting another, yet somehow the fact that a pit bull was on the scene before the shooting deems it to be worthy of mentioning in the headline. Yep, they've gotta include that buzzword "pit bull", it seems to sell newspapers:

Mother: Family Scarred By Shooting After Pit Bull Attack
Michael Haynes Jr., 41, Recovers From Shooting

POSTED: 7:39 am EDT June 28, 2007
UPDATED: 8:00 am EDT June 28, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS -- A woman who witnessed an attack that nearly took her husband's life over the weekend told 6News on Wednesday that her family is blessed.

Michael Haynes Jr., 41, was shot in the chest three times as he tried to help a dog that was attacked by a pit bull on Tecumseh Street, on Indianapolis' east side.

The investigation continues and Haynes' condition is improving, but Michael's wife, Stacy, said she can't shake what she and her children saw on Sunday, 6News' Ray Cortopassi reported.

"They (police) have nothing -- no name, no idea, no anything," Stacy Haynes said.

With no leads, all Stacy can hope for is Michael's continued recovery. The horrible images she and her children saw during the attack are ingrained in their minds.

"I'm standing there. What do I do? Five screaming kids behind me -- what do I do?" Stacy Haynes said.

Haynes saw it all from the family's porch. A neighbor's wandering dog, named Chase, got into a scuffle with a leashed pit bull.

"He locked onto Chase's throat, and my kids are screaming, 'Daddy, daddy, help Chase,' Haynes said.

Michael Haynes grabbed a rolling pin and tried to get the pit bull off the mixed-breed dog. Stacy Haynes said the dog's owner did worse than nothing, giving the dog more leash and smiling.

"They guy's standing there, snickering," Stacy Haynes said.

While Stacy was on the phone with 911, she said the man drew a gun and fired at Michael, hitting him three times.

"At most, I thought the dog was going to turn from that dog and attack my husband," Haynes said.

One of the bullets hit Michael Haynes' right lung and broke a rib. Somehow, he survived and is expected to recover.

"He's truly another miracle that God's performed," Haynes said. "All the prayers everybody has said has worked for us."

Haynes said she believes her husband's strength and heart helped save him, but it will be some time before he can go back to his job moving furniture.

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/13585447/detail.html

[Popps]

Originally Posted by mosca

yet somehow the fact that a pit bull was on the scene before the shooting deems it to be worthy of mentioning

The only thing newsworthy in this story is that it appears the Pit bull wasn't the initial aggressor of the fight. Even that may not be true, but the thing was at least on-leash.

Other than that... nothing surprising, here. A Pit bull gets into a fight and nearly tears up another dog.... and the owner of the Pit bull was an a-hole.

Business as usual.

Or, maybe it's just that media conspiracy.

[mosca]

Originally Posted by Popps

The only thing newsworthy in this story is that it appears the Pit bull wasn't the initial aggressor of the fight. Even that may not be true, but the thing was at least on-leash.

I'd say that the fact that a man was shot and seriously wounded was newsworthy.

Originally Posted by Popps

Other than that... nothing surprising, here. A Pit bull gets into a fight and nearly tears up another dog.... and the owner of the Pit bull was an a-hole.

The owner of the pit bull is a perfect example the wrong type of person to own a dog:

[vancejohnson82]

when did i laugh at a child's death

i was laughing at the ridiculousness of your "i wouldnt trust huskies around my children either", when you have a large boxer

and there is a great deal of relevance in both of those articles and statistics i posted...but lets just read what we want and go on ranting

[Popps]

Originally Posted by vancejohnson82

when did i laugh at a child's death

i was laughing at the ridiculousness of your "i wouldnt trust huskies around my children either", when you have a large boxer

Yea, well... "ha ha ha let's ban Huskies" after a kid was mauled to death just didn't hit me as funny as it did you, I guess.

As for the size of my dog... she's about 60 lbs. Most Pit bulls are lucky to weigh that much, yet they're among the most destructive dogs on earth.

So, the danger a dog presents doesn't correlate directly to its size. Why people talk about a "large breed dog ban" with regard to Pit bulls is beyond me. Pit bulls are medium sized dogs.

I guess it's just sort of that general stabbing in the dark the Pit bull defenders seem to throw out there, hoping no one notices that's it's illogical.

[mosca]

Originally Posted by Popps

Yea, well... "ha ha ha let's ban Huskies" after a kid was mauled to death just didn't hit me as funny as it did you, I guess.

As for the size of my dog... she's about 60 lbs. Most Pit bulls are lucky to weigh that much, yet they're among the most destructive dogs on earth.

True, most aren't near 60 lbs., but some are larger, closer to 100 lbs. You also have to remember that many of the "larger" pit bulls are cross-breeds with other, larger dogs.

Originally Posted by Popps

So, the danger a dog presents doesn't correlate directly to its size.

The danger a dog presents doesn't correlate directly to its breed, either.

Originally Posted by Popps

Why people talk about a "large breed dog ban" with regard to Pit bulls is beyond me. Pit bulls are medium sized dogs.

Medium to large sized dogs of a variety of breeds are usually the ones that inflict serious bite wounds. Chows aren't bona fide "large dogs" but they also fall into the category of those that have been known to kill or maim. It's the lapdogs that I think we can all agree on having little to no history of that.

Originally Posted by Popps

I guess it's just sort of that general stabbing in the dark the Pit bull defenders seem to throw out there, hoping no one notices that's it's illogical.

Similar to the illogical, general stabbing in the dark that proponents of breed-specific legislation like pit bull bans have thrown out there.

[mosca]

Man killed in dog attack at actor's home

By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer Fri Aug 3, 7:30 PM ET

LOS ANGELES - Two mastiffs at the home of Ving Rhames apparently mauled a 40-year-old man to death Friday, authorities said.

The victim, who hasn't been identified, had worked at the actor's home for about two years and was responsible for caring for the dogs, said Los Angeles Police officer Sandra Gonzalez.

Animal services seized four mastiffs, she said.

"Two of those dogs appeared to be responsible for the tragic death," Officer Jason Lee said. Several more dogs were left at the property.

Police got a call at 7:15 a.m. from someone reporting a dead body at the home in Brentwood. Gonzalez did not know who made the call.

Authorities said the victim was found on the front lawn, and Lt. Ray Lombardo said at a news conference later that the man had many bites and scratches "which appear to be dog bites."

Rhames, 46, who appeared in the "Mission: Impossible" series of films, was not at home when the attack happened, she said. The actor bragged to Time magazine in 2001 that he had "eight Fila Brasileiro mastiffs — the national dog of Brazil, also used by U.S. Marines in jungle warfare."

Calls to Rhames' agent, Steve Muller, were not immediately returned.

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