All pitbulls should be killed on sight by police ... no warning, no questions asked.

How many have been mamed? How many children's lives have been ruined with permanent facial scars etc? Plenty. Anyone who supports pitbulls needs mental help.

I don't know about people who support pitbulls, but people who speak assertively about matters of which they are totally ignorant, could certainly benefit from professional psychological assistance. Aggression by a dog of any breed has nothing to do with the animal and everything to do with the owner. It is precisely a pitbull's friendliness to humans that makes so many idiots who are obsessed with looking tough seek them out, because they are more easily controlled than other powerful breeds. What usually follows is terrible abuse and neglect, to make the animal act more 'tough', resulting eventually in a broken and unstable animal, who then attacks someone. And your solution is to shoot the first victims of this barbaric cycle, in order to protect the second. What do you think will happen if your ridiculous suggestion is carried out? Do you think all these image-obsessed pit bull owners will just mind their own business? Or will they starting importing other, less naturally controllable, seriously dangerous dogs? The only sane answer is and has always been to hold owners responsible for the treatment of the animals in their charge, before a incident occurs.

> “And keep trying to say to people there’s a law which says that if you have an open yard the dog has to be tethered. Nobody seems to recognize what nuance this is.”

Then the animal lovers see the thetered dog and denounce you for being cruel.

I think this is late. The dogs already interbred with potcakes.

Years ago, a german man's dogs used to attack bikers and passerbys. One day the dog attacked me while he was in the yard and he made fun of me when I complained. In Germany, he would not dare.
A few days later, the dog lay dead bleeding from the head by his driveway and I saw it as I walked by.
He then built a fence,

He should have always had a fence. All dog owners should. If you can't have a fence, don't have a dog. Human irresponsibility is to blame for these issues, nothing else.

"*Then the animal lovers see the thetered dog and denounce you for being cruel.*"

If you have to tie up a dog you shouldnt own one

I agree to ban these beasts, most owners are totally irresponsible.

Like every aspiring young, and not so young, Bahamian male my predominate desire in life is a black Honda Accord with dark tints and silver rims, a Tech 9 on da seat next to me and a Pitbull in da front yard.
Y'all ain see how manly I is????

If we ban pitbulls then there will be a problem with Rottweilers or some other 'tough' breed.

The issue is the lack of responsibility of the owners.

Follow the law and punish the owners for their recklessness. Make them fall in line first and stop blaming the dogs for doing what they have been trained to do by these terrible owners.

If you shoot the dog, the cycle doesn't end - the owner will just get a new dog and do the same thing again.

There are plenty of well mannered pitbulls on this island.

You ever noticed how people only get attacked by dogs that are owned by someone? I can't remember the last time I heard of a true stray potcake that attacked someone...

The animals that owned pitbulls should be banned. The parents that have men and boys on bail for two and three murders should be banned, chained and flogged. Why do we not ban cars for killing people and knives for stabbing people. Knives and cars should be destroyed because they are constantly being used to slaughter fathers., mothers and children. Mr. White is playing emotional politics. Politicians.pander to the emotions of a few.

Very, very well said.

Disabling comments after a time period is really going to hinder things and work against you.

Its weird