It's like they say, you can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into - and you have not arrived at your conclusions by way of reason.

What's the difference between an anecdote and data?

This 8 year old was severely mauled by a Labrador a couple months ago (source) - are labradors mindless killing machines?

Yes, it's a fact that pitbulls and pitbull mixes have been done dirty by humans. There are a ton of them in shelters, and shelters aren't a good environment for dogs to be in. That a dog of any kind that wasn't specifically trained as a guard dog viciously attacks anyone is a sign of trauma.

You're not judging the site at all, as a matter of fact. Judging implies some level of critical thinking. You're just accepting it as truth without critical thinking being involved. Here's an obvious question you haven't thought to ask before advocating for the murder of people's pets: what kind of background in statistics does the owner of dogsbite dot org have?

Source: dogbites dot org - tells you everything you need to know.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogsbite.org

In her book Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon, author Bronwen Dickey writes that DogsBite.org accuses several organizations of being "co-opted by the 'pit bull lobby', a shady cabal that supporters of the site imply is financed by dogfighters."[14] In an interview with Psychology Today, Dickey says "The site's founder is also contemptuous of people in the relevant sciences, including those at the AVMA, the CDC, the Animal Behavior Society, etc. She refers to them as 'science whores,' which alone is enough to discredit her claims."[15]

In an article in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, R. Scott Nolen states that "DogsBite.org's claim that pit bull–type dogs were responsible for 65 percent of the deaths during that 12-year period (2005-2016) is disputed by some groups as inaccurate and misleading. The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior, for example, says identifying a dog's breed accurately is difficult, even for professionals, and visual recognition is known to not always be reliable."[2]

Radio Canada accused DogsBite.org of being critical of scientific experts and of using the term "science whore". Colleen Lynn, the site's founder, responded by saying that the term does not come from her[16] and that it has only been used three times since the creation of the site in 2007.[17] Radio Canada also criticized DogsBite.org for counting as a death caused by pit bulls the death of a man who died in 2007 from atherosclerosis and problems with alcohol four months after he was severely injured by pit bulls.[18][17]

I'm not the pro-pit bull community, I'm just a person who knows what logical fallacies are. For example, even if dogbites.org is 100% reliable and factual (even though they're not and all you have to do is look at their Wikipedia page) all they're doing is passing on media reports which are rife with their own issues. Do you seriously think they're getting a DNA test on every dog bite they report?

DogsBite.org was started by someone with an axe to grind and frequently publishes misleading and incorrect information, you should look into them more. That's like starting on Breitbart to get an idea of crime statistics.

Yeah sure, other than basically any breed of dog that gets to be over 50 lbs, or a particularly ornery 30 lb dog, no other breed of dog than pitbull could have killed someone.

>Pit bulls are responsible for more human fatalities and serious injuries from dog attacks than all other breeds combined.

Where does that information come from?

I don't know what you mean, that's why I asked. It just seems like one of those things everyone "just knows" but can't provide any kind of reputable source for. It's not like pitbulls are the only breed of dog capable of killing someone, if she had a mastiff, great Dane, cane Corso, German shepherd, rottweiler, doberman pinscher, etc etc etc with the likely history of trauma this pitbull had, someone would still be dead.

That's just not how the law works, the owner was summoned, charged with the actual crimes she committed, and the dog was euthanized.

I'm curious when you say that "the dangers of pit bulls are statistically predictable" - what statistics are you referencing?

Look in a mirror and read that post directly back to yourself a few times.

>The reality is that there are nut jobs in every single profession that can hide it really well.

The reality is that a police officer can murder you and get a paid vacation and then continue in their career as if nothing happened. Or they can get fired, remain free, and go work at another police department. When citizens of Richmond peacefully assembled to protest police brutality, the local police brutalized them. Police have a level of power that no other profession does, they are not shy about exercising that power, and they should be held to a higher standard.

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>Of course the media is gonna jump at any chance to shame a cop

Like the same media that called this cop a "law enforcement worker"? This is r/rva not r/Persecutionfetish

I just got a bar cabinet on sale from Target - usually costs $280, but was on sale for $60. Ordered it last Tuesday, got to me yesterday. They have a lot more online than they do in any store around here, and the bar cabinet at least is decent (not amazing) quality.

I've gotten other furniture from Ashley, if you go dressed like a bum the sales people will ignore you until you approach them to let them know what you want. I did get pitched on a protection plan but all you have to do is say no thanks.

Might be a good back up option, I'm not sure if there are any hotels here with a sauna. On the other hand I live here so I haven't stayed in any hotels in Richmond so maybe they're flying under the radar.

Triangle Rock Club off Staple's Mill also has a sauna, and you can get a day pass and use it as much as you want. In my experience there's a 98% chance nobody else will be in there.

ACAC is a gym

K-1 Go Karts might be worth looking in to

Just a coincidence, nothing to see here

>You can get name brand used bikes all over Richmond if needed.

This is true, and at a steep discount. All you need is a pair of bolt cutters and a little car jack, and the world's your oyster

Yep, you'll have no problem walking on in

You can never go wrong with chocolate-covered Virginia peanuts

Go with the OG, Rostov's

The main thing is to get a nice lock. Nothing's unbeatable, but if it's enough of a pain in the ass then there will be easier targets around. Something like this is enough to keep your bike safe in Richmond. You can wrap it around the seat post, sling it over your shoulder, or toss it in a bag while you ride. Other important thing is don't have quick release hubs.

The Jasper serves the Hailstorm if anyone is curious and wants to try it! Didn't know about the history of the drink, that's really interresting

VMFA is free except for the special exhibition, and the Virginia Museum of History and Culture next door just got a major renovation too.

Several years ago, I lived on Main St in the Fan on the Marathon course. Got home from work around midnight, crashed, and woke up to the sound of cheering outside. It wasn't until later that the realization dawned on me that my car had been towed.

Called my mom who lived in Hopewell so she could drive me to Seibert's. She was afraid to drive through the city so I rode my bike up to Broad near the Rite Aid so she could just hop off the interstate and then we could go. Paid my blood money to Seiberts, roughly the equivalent of a tuition payment.

Stopped back by to pick up my bike and both of my hand-assembled deep V wheels had been stolen.

Accidentally biking down that stretch of road is a Richmond rite of passage