LogFAQs > #961129027

McSame_as_Bush posted...

Imagine a product, like a ladder, that has 5% market share but is responsible for 75% of all fatal ladder accidents. At some point you have to stop blaming user error, and concede the ladder has a design flaw.

Depends why those accidents are happening. If there is a user error that is common to all of those accidents, blaming the ladder instead of that error isn't reasonable. Arguably, designing the ladder to be resistant to that error would be a good idea, but given that the fatal ladder accidents in question roughly amount to dropping the ladder on somebody else, the argument can just as easily be made that those committing the error should be held accountable for it.

Or, to be less vaguely analogous about it, maybe we should be focusing on prosecuting people who cause their dogs to develop aggression issues instead of on banning specific breeds. The previous owners from whom problem pit bulls (or any other dogs) are rescued should be prevented from ever having contact with another dog again, by whatever means necessary.