Y’know, when I read DBO drivel, I sometimes try to understand how these people feel about pitbulls. The closest I can come is that I personally can’t stand drunk drivers. A dear family friend was killed by one, and I have zero sympathy for them. I fear them. I think they are a huge, hidden menace lying in wait to kill innocent people going about their daily business. I think that here in the UK, where binge-drinking is something of a national pastime, we don’t take that menace seriously enough. And I believe that stricter laws could do a lot to protect everyone.

So far, that’s pretty close to how DBO feels about pitbulls…

But here’s the thing. I don’t sit up nights and hope that a politician’s child is maimed or killed by a drunk driver so that more attention can be brought to the issue. If I lie awake and think about it, it’s because I’m praying that no one is ever hurt by one again. And if someone IS hurt or killed, whoever it may be, I don’t high-five anyone. I feel just awful for the victim and for his family, and for the family of the drunk driver who now have to live with that shame.

There is something so, so, so WRONG with these people. Someday the DSM is going to come up with a new label just for them.

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