I think the frustration (to me at least) is knowing what will eventually happen. The dogs will more than likely be put down, and the owner of the dogs will be slapped with a small fine.

The mother of the child will have to live with her lapse in judgement for the rest of her life. Should she have been more vigilant? Yes, but how many times have you read things like "I only took my eyes off her for a second" or "I thought my husband/wife/boyfriend/friend was watching her" or "I thought she/he was asleep in their bed - I had no idea he/she had wandered into the pool".

Where I put the most blame is on the owner of the dogs. You are right Kfar - Great Danes that are properly raised are gentle giants, but any dog that has not been socialized or has been abused or neglected is capable of serious aggression. We teach our dogs to live in our society, which is a bit foreign to them. If we do not teach them - they will absolutely revert to instinctive behavior and protect what little they posses, even if it is a 4X4 patch of yard.

Actually I would like to correct myself - I also blame our lawmakers for letting people mistreat or neglect animals and doing very little to prevent it. How many more children will have to be hurt and how many more studies will have to be done that link serial killers to an early history of animal cruelty, before our lawmakers will realize that this is a serious issue and needs to be taken more seriously. Slapping people with a $200 fine for tying their dogs out and starving them to death seems like too little too late. And when will they start realizing that mandatory spaying/neutering will solve the overpopulation problem, thus helping to eliminate unsocialized and mistreated animals that roam neighborhoods.

I also don't think that having different opinions constitutes personal attacks. Having different opinions is what makes these forums so interesting to read. IMHO