Two potentially dangerous dogs are seized in London every day and this could rise during summer festivals, the Metropolitan Police has warned.
Calling for "tough legislation" and a "hard-line approach" Kit Malthouse, deputy mayor for policing, said breeding and selling "weapon" dogs are as alarming as knife or gun crime. "No less dangerous than a knife or gun, yet paradoxically harder to control - they often terrorise whole neighbourhoods
I see, just like cars. Except that no police officer in London has ever seized a vehicle because it has a dangerous metal bull bar fixed to its bonnet, let alone the kinds of vehicles associated with reckless speeding. And anyone who drives a 4X4 with a personalized number plate is almost certainly a lawbreaker with a severe personality disorder.