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Some people lost fear from other predators: aggressive dogs. They even force family members to live in dangerous situation, where they get attacked and injured

Some people lost fear from other predators: aggressive dogs. They even force family members to live in dangerous situation, where they get attacked and injured regularly. Mental illness or brain parasite is the only possible explanation for dog owners behavior.

shiroiushi 2y ago
This is definitely true, at least in the US, and it's quite different from historical norms too. Ages ago, aggressive dogs were put down quickly (or used as guard dogs, with appropriate restraints). People also didn't normally keep large dogs inside, sleep in beds with them, etc. But now it's common for some odd reason for people to want to keep aggressive dogs around their young children, and then act shocked when something terrible happens.
- bartvk 2y ago
  Even when a dog is not aggressive, unexplainable things can happen. Last year, there was news in The Netherlands about a case where grandparents were babysitting. Their normally docile German shepherd killed the baby within seconds. https://www-nhnieuws-nl.translate.goog/nieuws/329594/opa-en-oma-van-door-hond-doodgebeten-kind-in-diemen-krijgen-geen-straf?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true https://www-nhnieuws-nl.translate.goog/nieuws/329594/opa-en-...
  - shiroiushi 2y ago
    Wow, some serious stupidity in this case: >The dog had bitten another dog two years earlier and a cat seven years before the incident with the baby, but an expert stated that aggressive behavior towards animals is no reason to assume that it is also aimed at people. Really? These "experts" are morons. German Shepherds are well-known for their use as police and military dogs because of their size, strength, and aggressiveness. Sure, they can be trained better than some other known-to-be-vicious dogs, but they're still dangerous. Putting one in a room with an infant is pure stupidity. Even worse, this particular dog had already attacked other animals in the past. At the very best, you might be able to claim that a dog that bit a cat years ago isn't necessarily unsafe around full-grown adult humans, but a German Shepherd chomping on a person isn't an immediate death sentence, but with an infant it really is. This article also sucks because it doesn't even tell us what ultimately happened to the dog.
    - trte9343r4 2y ago
      > aggressive behavior towards animals is no reason to assume that it is also aimed at people Just yesterday I argued with some moron about the same thing. Obviously flagged!

shiroiushi 2y ago

This is definitely true, at least in the US, and it's quite different from historical norms too. Ages ago, aggressive dogs were put down quickly (or used as guard dogs, with appropriate restraints). People also didn't normally keep large dogs inside, sleep in beds with them, etc. But now it's common for some odd reason for people to want to keep aggressive dogs around their young children, and then act shocked when something terrible happens.

bartvk 2y ago
Even when a dog is not aggressive, unexplainable things can happen. Last year, there was news in The Netherlands about a case where grandparents were babysitting. Their normally docile German shepherd killed the baby within seconds. https://www-nhnieuws-nl.translate.goog/nieuws/329594/opa-en-oma-van-door-hond-doodgebeten-kind-in-diemen-krijgen-geen-straf?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true https://www-nhnieuws-nl.translate.goog/nieuws/329594/opa-en-...
- shiroiushi 2y ago
  Wow, some serious stupidity in this case: >The dog had bitten another dog two years earlier and a cat seven years before the incident with the baby, but an expert stated that aggressive behavior towards animals is no reason to assume that it is also aimed at people. Really? These "experts" are morons. German Shepherds are well-known for their use as police and military dogs because of their size, strength, and aggressiveness. Sure, they can be trained better than some other known-to-be-vicious dogs, but they're still dangerous. Putting one in a room with an infant is pure stupidity. Even worse, this particular dog had already attacked other animals in the past. At the very best, you might be able to claim that a dog that bit a cat years ago isn't necessarily unsafe around full-grown adult humans, but a German Shepherd chomping on a person isn't an immediate death sentence, but with an infant it really is. This article also sucks because it doesn't even tell us what ultimately happened to the dog.
  - trte9343r4 2y ago
    > aggressive behavior towards animals is no reason to assume that it is also aimed at people Just yesterday I argued with some moron about the same thing. Obviously flagged!