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Negativity bias? Fact bias.

Pit bulls are the single mostly likely breed to be involved in a bite incident. Over 22% of all bite incidents are pit bulls. Not only that, they are the single most likely breed to be involved in a fatal attack.

So they bite the most, and their attacks are most often the deadliest.

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PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Those stats are a result of shitty reporting by cops who are likely to just list any breed they can’t immediately give two fucks to confirm as a pit.

A rather famous incident quickly dropped off the radar once it turned out that the dog that attacked the victim was actually a golden retriever.

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- Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  ignore the pun
  
  I refuse! celebrates the pun
  
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ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Chihuahua are easily bigger biters than pits. They just don’t get reported.

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- Jaderick@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Speculation, but also no shit Sherlock if it is true, if a chihuahua bites you you can punt it across the room. You can’t do the same with a stocky pitbull.
  
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  - EatYouWell@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Not with that attitude you can’t.
    
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