vraiblonde said:
You're kidding me.
I was completely unaware a boat or a car could just jump up and attack someone all by itself, causing bodily harm or even death. Next time you see this happen, please get video.
And you call Masey a boob...
But you've seen people kids do exactly that right?
With respect to cars and boats, they are both property that people use/own irresponsibly with MUCH greater damage than dogs.
And for the record, both Audi and Saab have issued recalls in the past for cars that would surge while in gear at a stop light or stop sign causing accidents. At least one of which (Audi if I recall correctly) was fatal. Audi also had an issue with a faulty transmission shift linkage that would allow the transmission to shift from neutral into a drive gear without input from a driver that caused cars to leap into motion all by themselves as well.
While these incidents are hardly comparable to dog ownership (where owners can reasonable be expected to have some control/responsibility.) They are examples of cars and boats "jump(ing) up and attack someone all by itself, causing bodily harm or even death"
But getting back to the topic at hand, more comparable examples would include:
Boats have steering and throttle failures often enough that google has several videos of boating accidents that were caused by mechanical failure.
About six years ago (give or take) I saw a car being worked on in the pit area of MIR leap off of jackstands and crash into two other race cars before it stopped. Nobody in the drivers seat there either.
Both of these are examples owners who should have been responsible enough to maintain there property in working condition (in the case of the boat) and/or made better decisions with regard to there approach to safety.
Are accidents like this cause to eliminate all boats and cars from public posession? Of course not, you know that. In the grand scheme of things, dog bites are an incredibly minor thing to go getting all
over.
I don't subscribe to kneejerk emotional alarmist attitudes and find people who DO incredibly amusing. So yes, I called Masey a boob.
On the up side, I GOT MY FIRST RED KARMA TODAY!!!
I'm finally one of the in crowd!
I also don't have a problem dog and don't take on the attitude of most Pit Bull advocates. If the dog is a biter, any dog that is regardless of breed, it should be put down. There are plenty of nice loving dogs sitting in shelters being killed daily due to over population to tolerate aggresive dogs. I can talk the talk because I personally had to walk down the road....
