More Americans have died from pit bull attacks this year than by Al Qaeda and ISIS combined.
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_...ported_in_2014

Got to love them Pits! :upsidedow

And even more Americans have died falling off ladders than all pit bull attacks, ISIS be-headings, and Al Qaeda killings PUT TOGETHER. Even if you include the 3,000 in 9/11/01.

Add it up - depending where you get the stats, I see an average of 400 OCCUPATIONAL ladder deaths a year in the US - that doesn't include DIY homeowners, etc.

So if you look at it statistically, the armed forces should be invading Home Depot, rather than Afghanistan, Iraq, etc.

No-one will agree to that....... first Home Depot has no natural resources, oil etc. Second, they are already embedded on US soil unlike ISIS which is a foreign issue. So it would be an issue of national policy not foreign policy.

Second, if you attacked Home Depot then a large section of community will not able to get simple things like light bulbs.

This is all about getting support so that they can invade Syria and send troops back into Iraq. Otherwise it's all a load of crap. This is about putting Billions of dollars into the pockets of United States corporations.

Unfornately in the United States and England it's pretty much given if you can "brand market" something then the general public will kill for it. ISIS is just that, brand marketing and the average American and Brit have gone form being tired of war to foaming at the mouth for killing;

The list you mention is a collection of media reports, not a very detailed study. The summaries at the right are from those reports.

Above that is a section on the first study *not* based on tv and newspapers reports. The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association got their facts from law enforcement and animal control reports and so on covering 2000 to 2009.

The causes for attacks were ultimately ascribed to people, not dogs or breeds.

Apparently, in all the fatal attacks, "there was either a conflict between different media sources reporting breed and/or a conflict between media and animal control reports relative to the reporting of breed".

Finally, "reliable verification of the breed of dog was only possible in 18% of incidents".

Earlier, a 1978-1998 CDC study "concluded that relying on media coverage of dog-bite-related fatalities presents a biased view of the dogs involved.

"Media reports are likely to only cover about 74% of the actual incidents and that dog attacks involving certain breeds may be more likely to receive media coverage."

Since identifying breeds "can be difficult and subjective, attacks may be more likely to be 'ascribed to breeds with a reputation for aggression'"

In other words, the more media "reports" Pit Bull attacks, the more "pit bulls" attack. The media haven't gotten better in the past 30 years, and doing a little research that might take away the sensationalism of yet another "pit bull attack" is probably not worth their while.

In most of those reports, what should be concluded is "Gotta love them dog owners!"

:D

Even more were killed just for fun by the US "servers and protectors" :2 cents:

that is not really something to comapre

pit bulls need to go extinct.

:2 cents:

I'd heard the war on ladders wasn't going very well but 400 deaths a year?

Damn I had no idea it was that bad.

It's less of a statement about Pit Bulls, and more of a statement about how much safer we've become from terrorism. ISIS is bad, but don't listen to the fear mongering.

Isis has killed over 10,000 people in Iraq in the last year alone (UN statistics). They've been beheading children. They've established a thriving slave trade, selling women and children for 10.00 or so. They care about nothing but murder and carnage and they are spreading like a disease leaving a wake or murder and destruction. You're right... let's all make light of hat fact.

Sucks...........

What exactly was OY really trying to say?

Everyone has to die from something...I think they should close all McDonald's as they serve up terrible "food" that contributes to obesity that causes and/or contributes to more death than smoking or about ANYTHING else.

However, eating that crap is a choice and not forced on people and I don't like the government making decisions that any adult should have the capacity of deciding for themselves.

yeah, the gvt is here to protect people's right... :winkwink:

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We should ban ladders.

Stupid humans and their desire to conquer gravity.

We could use some population control in america. Bring on the pitters.

No such thing as a pure breed Pit-Bull
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...00b_story.html

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/23...a951f08485.jpg

My buddies so called PIT licked me in the face today, for gods sake, if you don't know shit about the subject, step off!

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/23...3bb9694ed2.jpg

Iraqi civilian death toll passes 5,500 in wake of Isis offensive
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...5500-2014-isis

Saying Americans is pretty fucked up, guess no one gives a shit about everyone else that's dying!

Your narrow minded opinion first!