Negligence or Pity?

The story here lately is regarding a 3 year old boy who about a month ago had his arm amputated after having it chewed by one of the neighbors pit bulls. Now I hate to sound cold hearted here, but dammit, who in the right mind is going to leave thier 3 year old son UNattendend in thier back yard KNOWING that thier neighbor has pit bulls? The family now is suing thier neighbors for over $10,000 in damages. The boy stuck his arm through a hole in the chain link fence as ANY curious 3 year old would if thier parents were'nt around and now look what happens, a case between an angry family and a pit bull owner who knows just as well as the other family that pit bulls are NOT illegal in the state of Oklahoma. Here's my comments:

1. If you were outside monitoring your 3 year old son, this would have never happened.
2. You know good and well that your neighbor has pit bulls in his backyard. How can you not?
3. If you we're anywhere close to decent parents you would NOT leave a 3 year old unattended.

I have a couple of friends that own pit bulls, and never once have I ever had to run away or be scared of petting one, why should you be? Pits are gaurd dogs just like dobermans, rotwielers, and other breeds of bulldogs as well. The dog was gaurding his territory just like his owner taught him to, sounds like a smart dog to me, and bad parents next door. ~ds~