State Should Outlaw Dangerous Dog Breeds

Re ‘Killer Dogs’ Owners Ignored Danger Warnings, Jury Told,’ Feb. 20: What’s surprising to me is not that Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noel had almost 30 prior warnings and incidents with regard to their dogs; the surprising thing is that after the first two or three warnings they were allowed to continue staying in that apartment building. The apartment owner and manager should be put on trial too. When is Sacramento going to get it? Certain breeds of dangerous dogs need to be outlawed in California. A good first step in the meantime might be to require owners of these breeds to carry $5 million worth of liability insurance per dog.

Will Ray

Burbank

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I knew that Knoller and Noel had been indicted for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Diane Whipple, but until reading your article I had no idea they’d also been hit with the charge of keeping a ‘mischievous’ dog. Who comes up with these things? A mischievous dog, I suspect all sane people would agree, was one who gnawed on your socks, not on your neighbors. Burt Prelutsky

North Hills