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Cuticrusader09
10/09/22 7:00:22 AM
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/10/08/2-children-killed-mother-hospitalized-after-tennessee-dog-mauling/8219201001/

Two young children are dead and their mother suffered major injuries after two family dogs attacked a baby and toddler outside their West Tennessee home.
Kirstie Bennard, 30, suffered critical injuries when she tried to intervene in the attack on her 5-month-old boy, Hollace Dean, and 2-year-old girl, Lilly Jane, family and police said.
"She put her body on top of Lillys to try and protect her after the attack started," Bennard's uncle by marriage, Jeff Gibson told USA TODAY on Saturday. "Both (dogs) started attacking her while she lay on Lilly."
The dogs two pit bulls that belonged to the family were euthanized at Memphis Animal Services Thursday

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Kaiganeer
10/09/22 7:01:03 AM
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Cuticrusader09 posted...
two pit bulls

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St0rmFury
10/09/22 7:01:50 AM
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They're just being friendly.

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Dreepapult
10/09/22 7:15:57 AM
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Damn. That's fucked. She's going to be horribly disfigured and traumatized for life

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chrono625
10/09/22 7:20:05 AM
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If Im the mother and my two kids were just killed by dogs Id rather be dead tbh.

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Ajiri
10/09/22 7:20:22 AM
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Sad. These dog breeds were designed to be aggressive and deliver deadly bites, "oh it's just the owner" even when a lot of the victims end up being the owner, little things can set these things off and like a flip of a switch you're fighting for your life against something that does not stop until it kills.

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St0rmFury
10/09/22 8:11:54 AM
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According to the reddit thread, the baby was pulled apart by the pitbulls.

Like into two pieces.

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Perfectinsanity
10/09/22 8:19:52 AM
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Cuticrusader09 posted...
pit bulls

They would never

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Nikra
10/09/22 8:26:18 AM
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Pit Bulls and a range of other dog breads are illegal in my country.
So serious dog attacks almost never happens here.
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gamestunner
10/09/22 8:47:13 AM
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Their own dogs? Poor kids, rest in peace. Hope the mom can cope with the mistakes she's made, what an idiot.

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Lairen
10/09/22 9:03:08 AM
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So the defense is this is rare enough to just be ok. Right?

Its like having a roller coaster that will 100% kill one child a year and it being deemed low enough to be ok.

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Cobra1010
10/09/22 9:19:53 AM
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Its like some people dont know what the word 'instinct' means or that it exists.

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CE_gonna_CE
10/09/22 9:21:43 AM
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The family owned the pets, Cheech and Mia, for more than eight years without a violent incident, Kelsey Canfield, the mother's best friend, told Fox News.

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The_Yahtz09
10/09/22 10:28:42 AM
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Lairen posted...
So the defense is this is rare enough to just be ok. Right?
Wouldnt be surprising. That is what gun nuts say about all the shootings in the US.

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iPhone_7
10/09/22 10:31:51 AM
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But chihuahuas are more aggressive but but but

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gunplagirl
10/09/22 10:32:57 AM
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Dreepapult posted...
Damn. That's fucked. She's going to be horribly disfigured and traumatized for life
The updates I saw on Facebook indicate she will not have any disfigurement or anything beyond some scarring. A few stitches here and there but mostly on her arms and hands.

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Dat_Cracka_Jax
10/09/22 10:34:32 AM
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This makes me feel sick...I will never allow my kids at anyone's home that has one of these dogs

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Popcorn2000
10/09/22 10:34:53 AM
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gamestunner posted... . Hope the mom can cope with the mistakes she's made, what an idiot.

this
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Cobra1010
10/09/22 10:37:06 AM
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comments from reddit,

The dad has a number of photos of Cheech and Mia on his social media, calling them their house lions and little security system.
Edit: one of the dogs is ~10 years old and was brought home as a puppy. It appears the dad got these dogs from a BREEDER.

Just saw a comment on the local news post on twitter from a guy who says he knows them. Take it with a grain of salt I guess, but he sounded legit from several comments I read from him defending the family.
He said Mother is clinging for life, femoral artery badly damaged and facing possible amputation of dominant left arm. And before that he said:
I know the family. These dogs were raised in a loving home as house pets. The dogs were their babies, their pride and joy, long before the children were born.
The dogs snapped in a jealous rage over a ball. The genetics were triggered out of nowhere.
5 mo and 2 yr old gone.
Edit: another update. Sheriffs said the dogs were euthanized this afternoon by Memphis animal services. And the mother is now in stable condition.
2nd edit: spoke more to the guy. His mother and sister practically raised the mother, who is lifelong friends with his niece. Definitely seems legit. Im so sorry for him I invited him to the sub, maybe hell join :)

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Cuticrusader09
10/09/22 10:37:10 AM
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gamestunner posted...
Their own dogs? Poor kids, rest in peace. Hope the mom can cope with the mistakes she's made, what an idiot.
Shes married so the dad shares the blame for keeping the dogs.
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Crescente
10/09/22 10:37:48 AM
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St0rmFury posted...
According to the reddit thread, the baby was pulled apart by the pitbulls.

Like into two pieces.

Jesus christ
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Solution_45
10/09/22 10:39:21 AM
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these weapons of war have no business around children
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Marauder64
10/09/22 11:01:38 AM
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Yikes

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Cobra1010
10/09/22 11:21:38 AM
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Crescente posted...
Jesus christ

I hate to be the police or paramedics to have to go to that scene.

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ElleRagu
10/09/22 11:25:48 AM
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St0rmFury posted...
According to the reddit thread, the baby was pulled apart by the pitbulls.

Like into two pieces.

dear fuck

horrifying

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iPhone_7
10/09/22 11:27:02 AM
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They literally ****ing ripped a small 5 month old baby apart. Have you seen how pitbulls attack, their lock their jaws and violently shake their heads. Blood and organs must have been flying everywhere. jesus ****ing christ

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Solution_45
10/09/22 11:31:41 AM
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it's a trash breed for trash humans

fuck em
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Phrase-of-Eve
10/09/22 12:02:55 PM
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Absolutely horrific. If I were the mom in this situation, I don't think I could continue on.

I wonder how many innocent kids have to be killed before people understand that pitbulls are not and never have been family pets. I don't even hate pitbulls. If anything, I feel kinda' bad for them because it isn't their fault that they were bred to do what they do. But there's so much misinformation spread about their nature and how they're supposed to be handled, that despite how horrible it is, it's never shocking when I hear stories like this. So many people don't understand or care about what they're dealing with until' it's too late. And sometimes, even being the victim of an attack isn't enough to change their minds.

Lots of pits go their whole lives without hurting anyone, and it's true that they're not the only breed capable of killing people, but it isn't worth the risk of owning one, because the chances are far likelier of getting mauled by a pit then, say, a German shepherd or rottweiler. All pits seem to be "sweet angels" until' suddenly they're not, and when they're not, you get situations like this.

Sorry for the long post. I'm just so tired of people getting killed by these dogs, especially little ones. Breaks my fucking heart.

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PoundGarden
10/09/22 12:10:50 PM
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According to the PDF, this never would have happened if they were better owners. The PDF gets a free pass to victim blame on CE, it's madness

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gunplagirl
10/09/22 4:27:19 PM
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Phrase-of-Eve posted...

I mean let's just suppose all dogs attack at the same rate. Certain breeds would still be far more likely to actually kill even in solitary attacks. But then when you factor in how many owners usually have 2+ dogs and how that increases the fatalities... Pitbulls are far more deadly alone and almost always kill when there's 2+ of them unless the attack is on the street and several people intervene within the first 20 seconds.

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ChrisTaka
10/09/22 4:32:11 PM
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St0rmFury posted...
According to the reddit thread, the baby was pulled apart by the pitbulls.

Like into two pieces.

Jesus fucking christ

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Back_Stabbath
10/09/22 4:34:59 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/8/AAVhf4AADwwG.jpg

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Cuticrusader09
10/09/22 5:43:04 PM
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Back_Stabbath posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/8/AAVhf4AADwwG.jpg
Ugh. Why couldnt the dogs have gotten him instead of the kids. The poor kids had no say in the matter.
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TULPAMANCER
10/09/22 7:10:51 PM
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Horrible
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g0ldie
10/09/22 7:14:33 PM
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terrible story. RIP to the babies.

so, if that part of the story is true, this was set off because of a ball? it's all already fucked up, but it's crazy to think that something so small could lead to this kinda tragedy.

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BakiHanma462
10/09/22 7:14:46 PM
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Time to ban pit bulls
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JumpstyIe
10/09/22 7:17:51 PM
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pits truly need to be banned jesus fucking fuck

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rivers
10/09/22 7:27:40 PM
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damn

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Solution_45
10/09/22 7:37:16 PM
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Back_Stabbath posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/8/AAVhf4AADwwG.jpg

bet he feels dumb as fuck rn
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Sir_Will
10/09/22 7:41:30 PM
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Cobra1010 posted...
The dad has a number of photos of Cheech and Mia on his social media, calling them their house lions and little security system.
So bad owners encouraging violent behavior. Not all pitbulls are violent but a disproportionate amount are. And they seem more likely than most to just go off. And they're the most often owned by bad owners who want that kind of thing. Aggression should never be encouraged .

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Cuticrusader09
10/09/22 7:42:52 PM
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Holy shit on what one of their friends wrote on Facebook:

Why does something so traumatic and unimaginable have to be so publicized??, Kelsey Gallini, Bennards best friend, wrote on Facebook, criticizing the media coverage of the tragedy. Just to stir the pot on the war on pitbulls? Youre disgusting.

I have a feeling these people wont learn.
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Phrase-of-Eve
10/10/22 4:45:56 AM
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Cuticrusader09 posted...
Why does something so traumatic and unimaginable have to be so publicized??, Kelsey Gallini, Bennards best friend, wrote on Facebook, criticizing the media coverage of the tragedy. Just to stir the pot on the war on pitbulls? Youre disgusting.

As I said before, I don't hate pitbulls.

Now, hardcore pitbull advocates and defenders like this? That's another story. The "war on pitbulls" is just people beginning to acknowledge the potential risks they pose.

Some "best friend" she is. She cares more about the reputation of these dogs than her friend or her dead children. If anyone is disgusting, it is people like this. If more people treated pitbulls as the dangerous breed they are and respected that fact, we'd have less tragedies.

Will never understand how someone could behave this way. Genuinely baffling.

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TetsuoS2
10/10/22 4:55:07 AM
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ive not seen pitbull defenders that were stable human beings.

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viewmaster_pi
10/10/22 5:13:55 AM
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again i ask: why the fuck do people always get 2 or more fucking shitbulls? it's like they want to make sure their kids/pets/neighbors have no fucking chance when they inevitably """somehow""" get out

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Frosted_Midna
10/10/22 5:29:43 AM
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Why must it always be children that end up in these situations? **** those parents.

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DemonBuffet
10/10/22 5:40:33 AM
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RIP to the kids, that is such a horrible way to die.

At this point, pitbulls are just proving to be a sure statistic about being more dangerous to own than any other dog breed.

Where are the braindead pibble sympathizers who run into these topics to cry about the pitbull hate?

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fhqwhgads
10/10/22 5:48:55 AM
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Jesus if that happened to my children I definitely couldn't go on.

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ZangsBeard
10/10/22 5:53:11 AM
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DemonBuffet posted...
RIP to the kids

St0rmFury posted...
According to the reddit thread, the baby was pulled apart by the pitbulls.

Like into two pieces.

Bruh...

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Crazyman93
10/10/22 6:02:29 AM
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Solution_45 posted...
these weapons of war have no business around children
That's not a good equivalency. If a pit bull were a nuclear bomb it would have a 1 in 5 chance of spontaneously vaporizing the base it was on.

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divot1338
10/10/22 7:15:54 AM
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According to the Daily Beast, Kristie Bennards best friend, Kelsey Gallini, criticized media attention to the tragedy on Facebook.

Just to stir the pot on the war on pitbulls? Youre disgusting, she wrote, according to the outlet.

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