Well, I spent all weekend waiting for more details about the death by dog in the Bay of Plenty, and it's a story that really upsets me, that upset me greatly. We've heard about the victim. Apparently he was a cheeky, cheery four year old kid. His family say he had a little mischief in his smile, a little wild in his heart, and a heart full of cuteness. We heard a statement from them I that something had happened, suggesting this was in Mildy circles. For a while I thought, actually it was an instant on the Mariah, but it was not. We heard another person was injured, and presumably they were trying to save the boy. On social media, I saw claims that the boy may have razed the dogs, But that's not the point. That's victim blaming. Now. The thing that always gets me about these stories is that dogs should not kill people. But four people have died at the teeth of dogs in the past five years. Dogs are man's best friend. Dogs are a useful tool, but dogs never kill humans the way robots are supposed to be programmed to never kill humans. Even the dogs whose jobs are to be security for humans should not kill other humans, even if the humans are bad. The only dogs who kill humans are dogs who are owned or controlled by humans who do not know how to control their dogs. And if they have dogs who are not controllable, they are humans who don't realize the threat those dogs pose. Therefore, they should not be in charge of dogs. And when these things happen, the concerns start raising rules and regulations that the bad owners ignore, and the only thing they do is irritate and criminalize the good owners. Any dogs that kill that can be traced to an owner, to me says that that owner must face a custodial sentence. They're just as guilty as the dog because your weapon just killed an innocent child. And I don't know how you live with yourself, and don't you dare defend the dog? For more from earlier edition with Ryan Bridge, listen live to news talks that be from five am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio

Well, I spent all weekend waiting for more details about the death by dog in the Bay of Plenty, and it's a story that really upsets me, that upset me greatly. We've heard about the victim. Apparently he was a cheeky, cheery four year old kid. His family say he had a little mischief in his smile, a little wild in his heart, and a heart full of cuteness. We heard a statement from them I that something had happened, suggesting this was in Mildy circles. For a while I thought, actually it was an instant on the Mariah, but it was not. We heard another person was injured, and presumably they were trying to save the boy. On social media, I saw claims that the boy may have razed the dogs, But that's not the point. That's victim blaming. Now. The thing that always gets me about these stories is that dogs should not kill people. But four people have died at the teeth of dogs in the past five years. Dogs are man's best friend. Dogs are a useful tool, but dogs never kill humans the way robots are supposed to be programmed to never kill humans. Even the dogs whose jobs are to be security for humans should not kill other humans, even if the humans are bad. The only dogs who kill humans are dogs who are owned or controlled by humans who do not know how to control their dogs. And if they have dogs who are not controllable, they are humans who don't realize the threat those dogs pose. Therefore, they should not be in charge of dogs. And when these things happen, the concerns start raising rules and regulations that the bad owners ignore, and the only thing they do is irritate and criminalize the good owners. Any dogs that kill that can be traced to an owner, to me says that that owner must face a custodial sentence. They're just as guilty as the dog because your weapon just killed an innocent child. And I don't know how you live with yourself, and don't you dare defend the dog? For more from earlier edition with Ryan Bridge, listen live to news talks that be from five am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio