# Are pit bulls dangerous?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-dangerous/569587>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [January 31, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-dangerous/569587 "2011-01-31T01:16:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-dangerous/569587/21 "2011-02-01T23:31:26Z")

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> [@Contrapuntal](#):
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> …But here’s the point. No one is claiming that the breed of dog matters to the person who was bitten. The claim is that there is no evidence that any breed of dog, or any particular kind of dog that fits a particular description, is more or less likely to bite than any other.

I agree. You are parsing Poysyn’s post exactly.

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**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-dangerous/569587/22 "2011-02-02T00:48:38Z")

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> [@Karaokephile](#):
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> Having lived in pit bull-rich areas of the US (the deep south, low-income areas of the northeast, and in AZ), I feel I’ve seen enough pit bulls and their owners to make a stab at the true root of the pit bull issue. Trashy people love pit bulls, just like they love old American “sports cars”, 4x4 trucks, guns, tattoos, drugs, etc. The dogs of drunk, obnoxious losers end up just like their kids: angry, abused, and engaging in antisocial behavior. Pit bulls are status symbols in trailer parks, ghettos, and barrios all over the country. The situation with Michael Vick has brought up this “culture”.

This is basically how I see it. I think that the stereotype of pitbulls as a scary, dangerous breed just makes them more appealing to this type of person.  
Another problem is that many people in general don’t know or care enough to teach their dogs proper obedience. That’s not that big of a deal with a misbehaving toy poodle, but it can cause deadly tragedies when a large, powerful dog like a pit bull hasn’t been trained.  
I don’t think there is anything innate in pitbulls that makes them bad dogs. They are just a breed that is often mistreated by the idiots of the world.

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**Author:** ![robotman5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@robotman5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robotman5)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-dangerous/569587/23 "2011-02-02T00:50:21Z")

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from what i heard some pit bulls are and some aren’t…

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