I agree that this breed banning is absolutely rediculous. After all, it's not the dog's fault that it behaves as it does. It's the owner's fault. We've had a sloo of dog attacks lately in San Fran (multiple pit bull attacks, a rottweiler attack....the list goes on, most of the owners being criminals), and I think it's stupid for people to make dogs so vicious!! Gio's right in that "The result is that these breeds are now associated with ggressiveness and violence". But breed banning, like it mentioned in the article,...where will it stop? People always have a way of getting what they want be it illegally, or through other means...it could be the friendly poodle down the street. Who knows. I don't think it's fair for the animals to suffer when it's really stupid people that cause the problem in the first place.