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An article this weekend in the Kansas City Star http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/states/kansas/counties/johnson_county/cities_neighborhoods/olathe/15743791.htm

contained this Headline: Olathe Stands by its dog law; given a second chance to ban pit bulls, City Council declines, going against the trend in other cities.

The article is actually very fairly written -- but the headline is completely leading.  Olathe was given a second chance to ban pit bulls -- WHAT LUCK!  And yet they still declined!  And going against the "Trend in Other Cities" -- let's look at "facts" here and see what the real trend is.  Since May 4, when the first attack happened in Independence, 20 area cities or counties have reviewed their dangerous dog ordinances.  Here are the results of whether or not they decided to institute any type of ban on pit bulls:

Kansas City, MO - No

Sugar Creek, MO - No

Belton, Mo - No

Grain Valley, MO - No

North Kansas City, MO - No

Gladstone, MO - No

Oak Grove, MO - No

Grain Valley, MO - No

Blue Springs, MO - No

Mission, KS - No

Merriam, KS - No

Leavenworth, KS - No

Leavenworth County, KS - No

Miami County, KS - No

Olathe, KS - No

Independence, MO - Yes

Overland Park, KS - Yes

Louisburg, KS - Yes

Lee's Summit, MO - Still deciding, but looks like no

So exactly what is the "trend in other cities"?  Looks like it's to say no to pit bull bans -- unless of course you're the "news" source for the city, and then you're able to see a different trend than others I guess.