Slog - Comments on Unfortunate Headline of the Day

Comment by Mike in MO

Mike in MO — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:38:36 -0800

doesn't anyone review the headlines before they are published?

Comment by Woof woof

Woof woof — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:42:03 -0800

"While pit bulls make up only 4 percent of licensed dogs, they make up 22 percent of reported bites."

Just want to make sure this doesn't get missed by all the geniuses who think that a poodle or lab are out there just lying in wait to dismember and disfigure you.

Comment by PC

PC — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:43:00 -0800

"Cars drove by without stopping as she cried for help."

SeaTac, the new Kew Gardens.

Comment by LMSW

LMSW — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:12:58 -0800

Kitty Genovese

Comment by apres_moi

apres_moi — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:14:13 -0800

God it sounds like Palin attacking someone. Did the pit bulls have lipsticks on them?

Comment by Lavode

Lavode — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:34:03 -0800

For god's sake, ban the breed! That way, the only pit bulls out there will be illegal ones, ones for which the owners know they will be arrested for possessing. That way, the percentage of owned dogs will go down (yay breed bans! They work!), and the ratio of attacks will go up. (Boo pit bulls! See how deadly they are?!) And THEN, people will come up with a different breed of killer dog that isn't illegal, but just as "manly" to own/fight/chain/abuse, and we can ban that breed too! Yay misguided legislation!

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:55:47 -0800

at this point in the evolution of porn, every phrase ever invented in the english language is a double entendre.

Comment by Free Lunch

Free Lunch — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:03:16 -0800

A funny quote from the Seattle Times article:

"King County Animal Care and Control is investigating the attack and will determine whether [the dog owner] failed to follow a SeaTac ordinance requiring him to contain or muzzle his dogs."

Um - I wonder how long it will take them to figure this out.

Comment by Jersey

Jersey — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:06:58 -0800

So what Palin and a buddy strapped one on and fucked the shit outta McCain? I thought he was 72?

Comment by EmilyP

EmilyP — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:15:53 -0800

I read that article this morning and almost started crying in the coffee shop. That poor woman.

Comment by Man in the Street

Man in the Street — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:33:10 -0800

Le spent more than 10 hours in surgery Monday at the trauma center at Harborview Medical Center, where surgeons worked painstakingly to preserve her hearing and reattach her ears, both of which had been ripped from her head, Makus said. Her jaw was broken and her right arm and wrist were crushed beyond complete repair, he said.

Ditto @2's comment about poodles and labs ...

Comment by Rosco

Rosco — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:49:38 -0800

They need to be banned. It's true that the kind of person who "needs" four pitbulls will very likely seek out other aggressive breeds - but this particular breed has a demonstrated hyper-aggressiveness that is bred-in. Even when raised in a loving manner there is a greater chance of this occurring ie the "he was always a sweet loving dog, I don't know how this happened" so often said afterward. If a man had attacked this woman in such a manner we wouldn't be arguing whether legal action should be taken.

Comment by Lavode

Lavode — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:52:23 -0800

@12: True, we wouldn't be arguing whether legal action should be taken if a man had attacked this woman. But we also wouldn't be considering banning all men of his race.