It's time to admit that Elgin City Councilman John Prigge was right. Pit bulls should be banned in Elgin. Not tagged, not specially licensed, not monitored.
Banned. Period.
Prigge took exceptional heat for his suggestion that the city consider an outright ban of these savage beasts, favorites of drug lords and thugs.
Unable to rouse support among his fellow council members, he entertained other options of additional monitoring, special licensing, etc. but the idea went nowhere.
Intimidated by professional dog owners who bus themselves from city to city to defend the reputation of these murderous animals as gentle and loving, the council stepped aside, consumed by larger issues. No one wants to make dog owners mad before a municipal election.
In the meantime, at least one person was threatened by a pit bull, a family pet was literally torn apart and countless more intimidated by their savagery.
Last week in South Elgin, a pit bull very nearly killed a woman and her children. The Chicago Tribune reported the incident thusly;
"Police Sgt. Craig Steurer heard the cries for help as he arrived at a South Elgin home after responding to a 911 call of a dog attack.
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I haven't lived long enough to be considered a sage, but there are a few things I know. Like:

When a company is about to REALLY screw its employees, it announces loudly, "Our employees are our most valuable resource." When you hear that, drop your pants.

All women carry a change purse and will search relentlessly for all the pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters necessary to pay a bill with the exact correct change, no matter how many people are in line behind them.

If you want something done for which there is no budget or for which the government is responsible, claim it is a safety issue. That trumps everything else.

When you say, "Children are the future," that generally means you want other people to pay for the new school you want your own children to attend.

The best part about being retired, as former Elgin Police Sgt. Tom Olsen proved Friday, is that you can wear any shirt you like and there's nothing anyone can do about it. ☺

If you want to make people do something that you know they won't want to do, you can guilt them into it… Full Story