Who are these people?

Many of you may be asking the same question as me, who could possibly do this????

Pit Bulls on the Web offers some information on the kind of people they are, which they describe as a psychopath (you will get no argument from me about that), as well as some of their qualities.

"A psychopath can have high verbal intelligence, but they typically lack "emotional intelligence". They can be expert in manipulating others by playing to their emotions. There is a shallow quality to the emotional aspect of their stories (i.e., how they felt, why they felt that way, or how others may have felt and why). The lack of emotional intelligence is the first good sign you may be dealing with a psychopath. A history of criminal behavior in which they do not seem to learn from their experience, but merely think about ways to not get caught is the second best sign. " Robert Hare

Symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder:

• Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest
• Deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure
• Impulsivity or failure to plan ahead
• Irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults
• Reckless disregard for safety of self or others
• Consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations
• Lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another

(Chesser)

This is what dog fighters are, whether they know it or not. I would love to hear from someone that could explain themselves, their disgusting actions and their sick interest, that in no way fits this description.

None of these dogmen admit to being psychopaths, or even to the cruelty and inhumanity of what they do. Instead they use neutralization techniques, a theory that was developed by Sykes and Matza in 1957 when they identified 5 defense mechanisms that people use to rationalize their inappropriate behavior.

1) Denial of the victim- “most dogmen adamantly deny that the dogs are victimized by the culture of dog fighting” (Gibson). In fact one boxer turned dog fighter Will Grigsby believes that “the dogs he fought were no more victims than the athletes in his profession” (Gibson).

I don’t know about you, but to me, this looks like a victim to me.

2) Denial of Responsibility- one dogman said “we’re not hurting anybody and the dog’s love to fight, so what’s the harm? If you could see the way the animals love it, you wouldn’t think it was cruel” (Gibson)

Oh, he must be right, this dogs look so happy

3) Denial of Injury- many fighters say that the dogs are treated well, some insist “it is not the blood and gore that people have been led to believe” (Gibson). Most of them say “but old timers took good care of their dogs” (Chesser).

This is taking care of your dogs:

This is not:

4) Appealing to a Higher Authority- “the culture of dog fighting perpetuates itself by glorifying its own history and aggrandizing those who are heavily involved. ‘Old timer’ are lauded as warriors, heroes, and role models” (Gibson).

This is not a tradition!!!! It is a CRIME!!!!

5) Condemnation of the Condemners- these people “see themselves as a misunderstood group, victims of cultural genocide” (Gibson), right. They claim it is part of a culture and that culture doesn’t change, but sometimes it does die. IF this is part of a culture (even though I will argue anyone that it is not) it should die. Even worse “dog fighters perceive their behavior as normal and often try to portray humane organizations and other anti-dog fighting groups as extremists and as true animal abusers” (Gibson).

I am pretty sure there is a reason that these groups are called humane organizations, that’s right because they are HUMANE!!! Unlike those that participate and approve of dog fighting.

I don't know what else to say other than, really??? and ewww you disgusting human beings!!!

Chesser, Veronique. "Pit Bulls on the Web." http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/index.html

Gibson, Hanna. “Dog Fighting Detailed Discussion.” Animal Legal and Historical Center. 2005. Michigan State University College of Law. http://www.animallaw.info/articles/ddusdogfighting.htm