How many kids have to die? How many family pets have to be savagely attacked? How many people have to have their limbs chewed off or their faces gnawed to mush before we say enough already with the pit bulls? Last week, right here in western Montana, a bloodthirsty pit bull burst out of the darkness in a campground to attack several mushroom pickers and their German shepherd, who were provoking the pit bull by aggressively sitting around a campfire, relaxing and drinking beer. By the time Mineral County sheriffs arrived on the scene, the wandering pit bull had injured the campers’ dog and chewed on a guy’s face. It took several choke holds by Larry Evans, a mycologist with a black belt in judo, to subdue the beast/Bob Wire, New West. More here. (SR 2008 File Photo)

Question: Why do we tolerate pitbulls?