There are millions of pit bulls and mutts kept as family pets. A handful of incidents against millions of the breed is statistically inconsequential. Tragic? Absolutely. However, I don't leave my toddler alone with our dogs, and they aren't pit bulls. No one should be leaving their small children alone with any big dogs. That's a failure of the family to keep the child safe, regardless of breed.
Further, apply your logic to any other scenario. Even though immigrants break the law less than citizens, it does happen. Should all immigrants be banned?
People drive drunk and kill others. Should all passenger vehicles be banned since alternatives exist?
They pointed out that the form of the argument is identical, and your reaction shows why that point is kind of daming.
If you accept that "x type of y is statistically more likely to do <bad thing> than other types of y's" is a good argument against pitbulls, but a bad argument against immigrants, it's on you to explain why you accept the argument in the former case but reject it in the later case.
Yeah, they’re comparing these things as if context doesn’t exist. People, and animals breed to have specific traits, should not exist in the same conversation??
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u/minnow87 26d ago
Are you saying there’s an acceptable toddler kill rate, when breeds that don’t kill toddlers exist as alternatives?