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Perhaps consider "attack" as broadly defined or metaphorical, similar to "cell phone == crack pipe", which of course isn't nonsense either, or is it.

• JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > consider "attack" as broadly defined Still doesn’t work. There are over 3x more motor vehicles in America than dogs [1][2]. There are more households with cars than dogs. Our interaction frequency with vehicles is much greater. The threshold for damage, given a vehicle’s power, is much less. For any measure of “attack,” the frequency and damage from cars will always exceed that from dogs. It’s a stupid aside that doesn’t make any actual arguments about why taking cell phones from kids is bad. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/183505/number-of-vehicles-in-the-united-states-since-1990/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/183505/number-of-vehicle... [2] https://financesonline.com/number-of-dogs-in-the-us/ https://financesonline.com/number-of-dogs-in-the-us/ [2]
  • card_zero 2y ago
    > Our interaction frequency with vehicles is much greater. Well I still wouldn't like to call it, because a dog will in many cases, perhaps the majority, escape the owner's control and run up to you and sniff you, which is very unusual for cars.
  • trte9343r4 2y ago
    Not every attack results in damage. And not every bite is an attack. Maybe have a look at this (cyclist chased by dogs). None of this stuff gets reported. This guy has hours and hours of similar attacks. It is pretty common. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cpgXW5OpAUQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cpgXW5OpAUQ