Depending on the neighborhood around here, a loose dog could kill you. Dog fighting is a real thing in Oakland and on rare occasions vicious dogs have escaped and caused real harm. Not that long ago a man was killed in a park by two escaped fighting dogs. A number of beloved pets have been killed.

As a long time commuter through Oakland, nothing gave me chills and an adrenaline rush like the sight of a loose dog. A trained fighting dog is unstoppable by anything less than a bullet.