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Get in line, Chargers
If LA gets 2024 Summer Olympics I think there will be a renewed push for an LA stadium.— January 8, 2015 11:43 a.m.
Get in line, Chargers
It's funny how they have to have 2 teams. I guess once the NFL loses LA as the big extortion chip to convince other cities to give tax money to their local teams they might as well have as many teams as LA will support.— January 7, 2015 9:35 p.m.
San Diego lawyer helps defend Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
I believe in the death penalty for egregious crimes - certainly it appears Tsarnaev is deserving. However he is entitled to his defense and I think that it's worth the time and expense to consider all the evidence and arguments carefully.— January 6, 2015 8:08 p.m.
Get in line, Chargers
Per http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/super/20… the NFL's annual revenue breaks down as follows: About $5 billion from media and television rights to broadcast games. About $1-2 billion in sponsorships, such as its long-running deal with PepsiCo, worth about $90 million to $100 million per year. About $2 billion related to attendance and ticket sales. About $1 billion in merchandise and licensing.— January 6, 2015 5:35 p.m.
Appellate court weighs grisly pit bull death scene
I would think that the authorities who allowed the owner to keep the dog after the first incident perhaps bear some small amount of responsibility. As you say, certainly the owner bears primary responsibility.— January 5, 2015 7:36 a.m.
Appellate court weighs grisly pit bull death scene
Thank you for the references and information, but I think they are misleading. The following paragraph is from the first reference "However, follow-up studies show no impact on bite rates after BSL is enacted. Moreover, no credible evidence has been presented to demonstrate that any particular breeds should be considered as overrepresented among biting dogs. " Notice the comparison between BITING rates not KILLING rates? For example, maybe chihuahuas are just as likely to bite people as pit bulls, but are clearly much less likely to kill people.— January 4, 2015 6:42 p.m.
Appellate court weighs grisly pit bull death scene
"pit bulls *are* safe" I should say. Sorry for the hulk-like grammar.— January 4, 2015 12:25 p.m.
Appellate court weighs grisly pit bull death scene
Your articles provide plenty of proof. Plenty of proof that dog owner activists are good at PR and lobbying. I didn't see any real data indicating that pit bulls safe.— January 4, 2015 9:41 a.m.
Appellate court weighs grisly pit bull death scene
From the citation, "Major co-occurrent factors for the 256 DBRFs included absence of an able-bodied person to intervene (n = 223 [87.1%]), incidental or no familiar relationship of victims with dogs (218 [85.2%]), owner failure to neuter dogs (216 [84.4%]), compromised ability of victims to interact appropriately with dogs (198 [77.4%]), dogs kept isolated from regular positive human interactions versus family dogs (195 [76.2%]), owners’ prior mismanagement of dogs (96 [37.5%]), and owners’ history of abuse or neglect of dogs (54 [21.1%]). Four or more of these factors co-occurred in 206 (80.5%) deaths. For 401 dogs described in various media accounts, reported breed differed for 124 (30.9%); for 346 dogs with both media and animal control breed reports, breed differed for 139 (40.2%). Valid breed determination was possible for only 45 (17.6%) DBRFs; 20 breeds, including 2 known mixes, were identified." I just don't see how these suggestions would be practical. How do you enforce any of these recomendations? And I certainly don't think it would be fair to place the burden of responsibility on the victims. Banning the most dangerous breeds might not be a perfect solution but at least it could be enforced.— December 30, 2014 8:15 p.m.
Appellate court weighs grisly pit bull death scene
I'm no jurist or attorney but I think it's irresponsible of the judges to allow this to go on. As long as evidence is relevant and has been legally obtained it should be allowed.— December 29, 2014 7:44 a.m.