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falina_1 - Police cracking down on drunk drivers | WPRI.com

falina_1 — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:02:04 +0000

Hopefully they crack down ALL THE TIME!

Chepachet - Pit Bull Ban Battle Continues in Pawtucket | WPRI.com

Chepachet — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:54:24 +0000

Blame the owners! They trained the dog to become vicious.

Chepachet - Another Bulger juror speaks out | WPRI.com

Chepachet — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:50:27 +0000

The FBI is corrupt just like the officials we elect in State and Federal Government. You can't trust anyone today.

Chepachet - Providence police say they are seizing more large-caliber handguns | WPRI.com

Chepachet — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:46:10 +0000

The scum bags are not breaking into the right houses. But yet, Providence is safe according to the Mayor, Police Chief and the Director of Public Safety.

everyonecounts - Catholic Bishop of Providence Thomas Tobin says he\'s joined the Republican Party | WPRI.com

everyonecounts — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:07:34 +0000

It seems from the story that the Bishop is one of the "gay haters" and he has now joined the political party that supports gay hating.

kris10143 - AKC Protesting Pit Bull Bills | WPRI.com

kris10143 — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:39:25 +0000

I just want to say my pit is the most lovable dog i have ever had she doesnt stop kissing.. luvs to cuddle.. its all about how u raise them just like a HUMAN... There called a animal for a reason any dog cat doesnt matter there a animal they dont have a mind like a human.. an when Humans are out there killing People left an right... People know what they are doing killing people fighting people.. an a DOG doesnt always know, your going to band pit bulls because of a bite you cant stopp everyone person that owns a pitbull.. this is not right... look at people they are the worse kind of animal out there... all about how u raise a dog just like a child an you cant always control what happens... I been bit by those damn little dogs more than anything.. They are animal an everyone knows what they are getting into when they own any animal... a cat can scratch your eye out but you wont band a cat... this is non bs leave theses Pit bulls Alone.... band ppl who destroy this world... a dog is the most love you can get. They love you an will always be loyal to you..

AHC1965 - Providence police say they are seizing more large-caliber handguns | WPRI.com

AHC1965 — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:29:58 +0000

This is news because ???. What no ASSAULT fully automatic hand guns with 50 round extended CLIPS this week. The gang bangers must be slacking off.

liz1977 - Graffiti Defames New Highway Mural | WPRI.com

liz1977 — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:46:42 +0000

What a surprise - you mean nobody had any idea that some jerks would do this!? I'm surprised it took them so long. You want to beautify the interstate- try cutting the overgrown vegetation and picking up the trash you see on the side of every road - that would be a start.

sumone - Pit Bull Ban Battle Continues in Pawtucket | WPRI.com

sumone — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:43:10 +0000

PRACTICALONE2::: "Proof that pit owners do not care about the welfare of others: they choose to own pits." REALLY.. We choose to own Pits for a reason.. Because we like them.. They r good and loyal dogs.. My pit is probably smarter than most kids....I think people like u need to be extinct.. I wish more people would BETTER educate themselves about Pit Bulls... I dont recall seeing another breed being called nanny dogs.. But I guess that was so long ago people forget.. Pit bull ARE NOT BREED TO BE KILLERS!!! Simple as that.. ANY dog and I mean any dog can do damage.. Like that little Rat terrier.. yah try taking a toy away from him and see what he does..ASPCA website has some articles about Pit Bulls.. I suggest all the Ignorant people start reading them..

cosmox666 - Pit Bull Ban Battle Continues in Pawtucket | WPRI.com

cosmox666 — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:41:34 +0000

You are one sick, ignorant and stupid individual who evidently has an axe to grind and plenty of time to grind it. You need some serious treatment and a boatload of meds.

ugda - Three Shot in Providence Neighborhood | WPRI.com

ugda — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:21:02 +0000

Change is something that presses us out of our comfort zone. It is destiny-filtered, heart grown, faith built. Change is inequitable; not a respecter of persons. Change is for the better or for the worst, depending on where you view it. Change has an adjustment period which varies on the individual. It is uncomfortable, for changing from one state to the next upsets our control over outcomes. Change has a ripping effect on those who won’t let go. Flex is the key. Even a roller coaster ride can be fun if you know when to lean and create new balance within the change. Change is needed when all the props and practices of the past no longer work. Change is not comforted by the statement ‘just hang in there’ but with the statement ‘you can make it’. We don’t grow in retreat, but through endurance. Change isn’t fixed by crying, worrying, or mental treadmilling. Change is won by victors not victims; and that choice is ours.

ugda - Pit Bull Ban Battle Continues in Pawtucket | WPRI.com

ugda — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:10:27 +0000

Read you ignorant dogs are of the breed that is typically referred to generically as pit bull dogs which are aggressive by nature, have been known as attack animals with strong massive heads and jaws, and have been found to represent a public health hazard. The Majority of jurisdictions have accepted the proposition that dogs of this type have a propensity to be aggressive and attack without provocation and it is well established that such dogs have gotten a lot of notoriety of being dangerous to public health and safety.Appellate courts across the United States have recognized the dangerousness of the pit bull breed for over 25-years.

ugda - Rodriguez Had 2004 Murder Charge Dropped After Witness No-Showed Court | WPRI.com

ugda — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:05:11 +0000

In the Dominican Republic gender-based violence is the fourth-highest cause of death among women. Every two days a woman is killed in the country by an act of violence. Domestic violence is something that is culturally accepted in the machismo society. Now, the congress in the Dominican Republic is about to vote on a bill which would ease punishments for domestic violence perpetrators. Urge the lawmakers in the Dominican Republic not to move back on women’s rights and instead better protect women. The Dominican Republic has a very machismo, male-dominated culture which contributes to domestic violence. The country has a high percentage of unemployed women, while women who are employed make significantly less than men. This makes many women feel powerless towards their husbands. Women feel like they cannot leave an abusive home because they would have nowhere to go. Women in the Dominican Republic are treated as lesser than men

ThomasMcCart - Dog Attacks People, Put Down by Police | WPRI.com

ThomasMcCart — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:32:11 +0000

Beyond the Interview: Father of Child Killed by Babysitter's Pit Bulls Speaks Out After Attack 'Believing the Myth is What Left Us Without a Son' http://blog.dogsbite.org/2013/07/beyond-the-inter...

ThomasMcCart - Dog Attacks People, Put Down by Police | WPRI.com

ThomasMcCart — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:31:54 +0000

This speaks volumes and in a nutshell reflects the reality of what animal shelters are doing throughout North America where vicious pit bull type dogs are misrepresented as family lassie or rin tin tin type dogs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6s0NCgKKkk

ThomasMcCart - Dog Attacks People, Put Down by Police | WPRI.com

ThomasMcCart — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:31:42 +0000

Sadly one does not even have to search for the many attacks of these savage mutant undog's on humans and pets, there are literally hundreds of new incidents every day carried out by these disgusting creatures, here is another. These are all major daily newspapers and network TV station accurate factual reports with direct access to Doctors, ER's Animal control officers, Police, the victims family, witnesses, the guilty pit nutters, all in news reports from major city newspapers and TV stations, as legit therefore as it possibly can be. There is only one breed that has every been or is a threat to public safety and that is the pit bull, the sooner they are exterminated the sooner tragic attacks like the one below will be ended. Ban the breed and end the deed.

ThomasMcCart - Dog Attacks People, Put Down by Police | WPRI.com

ThomasMcCart — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:31:33 +0000

Dogs are not humans, there is every reason to be threatened by a pit bull just because of what it is, no different then it would be to feel threatened by ANY bear, lion, tiger, wolverine, cobra etc. that you encountered, if they charged you then there would be justification to kill any of them if you were carrying, same thing with a pit bull, any pit pit bull. You can no more be biased or prejudiced against any pit bull then you can be so against any bear, lion, tiger, wolverine, cobra etc. so that is an absurd argument on the part of the nutters. That 4% of the dog population carries out 70%+ of the killings, mauling, crippling, disfiguring and dismembering attacks to such a disproportionate extent speaks for itself and to the genetic truth and reality that exists in any pit bull type dog, it is what it is and does what is in it's DNA.This has been breed into them over 600 years and is their truth, they must therefore become extinct. Any other dog will bite and run giving you a few stitches, a pit bull will not stop till you are DEAD.What about that do you not understand, the difference between another dog's bite and a pit bulls mauling and dismembering, disfiguring and killing.

ThomasMcCart - Dog Attacks People, Put Down by Police | WPRI.com

ThomasMcCart — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:31:20 +0000

A pit bull BSL works EVERYWHERE it is useful in almost eliminating all serious dog attacks that maim, disfigure, dismember, maul, cripple. or kill, this is a simply proven fact in all cases.The number of pit bulls is dramatically reduced as are the numbers of them put to death. The need to have BSL is to have a preemptive capability to avoid a pit bull attack from happening due to it's extremely savage consequences. It is enacted against all pit bulls as they all have the genetic DNA propensity to carry out these horrific attacks that are non existent in 99% of all other breeds, ban the breed and you ban the deed, simple as that. Dealing with an attack after the fact is simply not acceptable due to the horrific nature of said attacks. With any other breed other then Rottweiler's, wolf hybrids and Akita's and a few others in very small numbers it is not a naturally genetic reality for them to carry out such horrifying attacks. Hence they need to be dealt with in an aggressive reactive modality where all of the breed are not looked on as one but rather based on the actions of the individual misbehaving dog. This can be done in a very aggressive proactive manner so that as soon as a dog like a lab lets say starts behaving inappropriately severe consequences can be brought to bare on the owner and their dog in an escalating manner as needed to deal with a situation that has developed. This duel track approach can deal with the pits issue as other normal dog breeds can be dealt with as well so vicious dogs of other mainstream breeds are also held accountable for their actions. There should be mandatory Spay/Neuter programs for all breeds but clearly the one that needs it the most and where the most change would be effected would be with the Pit Bull type dog.

ThomasMcCart - Dog Attacks People, Put Down by Police | WPRI.com

ThomasMcCart — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:30:59 +0000

19 dead by dog attack so far in 2013. Pit bull type dogs killed eighteen of them. Eleven of the eighteen dead are children. Stars indicate people killed by a ‘family’ pit bull – ones that had been raised and cherished as an indoor pet, ‘never showed aggression before’, and knew the victim. Child fatalities by pit bull type dog (11): Christian Gormanous - 4 yrs old Isaiah Aguilar - 2 yrs old Ryan Maxwell - 7 yrs old ** Dax Borchardt - 14 mos old ** Monica Laminack - 21 mos old ** Tyler Jett - 7 yrs old Jordyn Arndt - 4 yrs old ** Beau Rutlidge - 2 yrs old ** Ayden Evans- 5 yrs old ** Nephi Selu – 6 yrs old ** Arianna Jolee Merrbach – 5 yrs old Adult fatalities by pit bull type (6): Betty Todd - 65 yrs old ** Elsie Grace - 91 yrs old ** Claudia Gallardo - 38 yrs old Pamela Devitt - 63 yrs old Carlton Freeman - 80 yrs old Linda Oliver – 63 yrs old (1 non-bite related fatality) James Hardin - 62 yrs old - chased into traffic by two attacking pit bulls (1 non-pit type killing) [Rachel Honabarger - 35 yrs old - mauled to death by her own GSD mix] Two of the pit bull type dogs were BULL mastiffs, ie 40% pit-fighting bulldog. If 15 of 18 dead were killed directly by pit bull bites, that's 83% dead by pit and 12% dead by 'molosser'. If you count the pit-mix mastiffs as pit bull types, that's 95% killed directly by pit bull type bites.

ThomasMcCart - Dog Attacks People, Put Down by Police | WPRI.com

ThomasMcCart — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:30:41 +0000

Dog Attack Deaths and Maimings, U.S. & Canada, September 1982 to May.25, 2013. By compiling U.S. and Canadian press accounts between 1982 and 2013, Merritt Clifton, editor of Animal People, shows the breeds most responsible for serious injury and death. Study highlights The combination of Pit Bulls, rottweilers, their close mixes and wolf hybrids and other Pit Bull Type Dogs: 84% of attacks that induce bodily harm. 75% of attacks to children. 87% of attack to adults. 72% of attacks that result in fatalities. 80% that result in maiming.