Forbidden Dogs?

One of the members of the Swedish Cabinet, Christian Democrat Mats Odell, has said that he would consider enacting a law against certain breeds of dogs. I do not understand why, but perhaps he does not either, when he says such a thing. The problem is actually not certain breeds of dogs, but what individual dogs are brought up to be. Any dog who is not taught to control her or his aggressions may be an aggressive dog. If you start to outlaw some breeds, the humans who want dangerous dogs will just look for dogs from other breeds, and raise these to become dangerous. Would these breeds then be outlawed as well? Will it end up with a total ban of all dogs? I hope not, but by forbidding some dog breeds, you have taken the first step.

A friend of ours suggested politicians would be outlawed instead of some dog breeds. While I agree that a reckless suggestion as this by Mats Odell does give you thoughts of the kind, outlawing all politicians might be going a bit too far. Perhaps it would be enough if you would open up a route for citizens to go to a court of law to urge the dismissal of a named politician?

Dog is man's best friend, they say, but all men are definitely not dog's best friend.