Parents for Dog Bite Awareness

🚨 Cognitive Dissonance in Action 🚨

Let’s look at cognitive dissonance in action. 

💥 This happens when someone’s deeply held beliefs (such as that their pit bull is safe and loving) collide with evidence showing pitbulls disproportionately kill and maim people, including children. To protect their worldview, they blame the victim instead of reevaluating the risk.

It’s easier for the weak mind to say, “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴” rather than learn how to cope with the reality that the pit they trust next to their toddler could one day attack. 

But this defense mechanism is dangerous. It excuses violence, erases victims, and perpetuates the cycle of denial that keeps families and communities at risk. Every time someone dismisses a fatal or disfiguring attack with “they must have done something,” they’re not just comforting themselves, they’re spreading misinformation that can cost lives.

🔬 Real awareness means confronting uncomfortable truths:

• Breed traits are real, not opinions.

• Victims deserve empathy, not blame.

• Denial doesn’t make danger disappear.

We can only protect children, pets, and the public when we stop protecting our egos and start facing reality.

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