Who dropped the ball here?

One of the big stories in Toledo, OH right now is about a 2 year old little boy that was bitten in the face by a pit bull. Apparently the mother of the traumatized child thought it more important to try to open a can of whoop-arse on the dog owner than to take her son to the hospital to be treated.

The child very obviously needs to be looked at, as is evidenced in this video from NBC-24.

My questions about this incident ... if the police were on scene then why did they not report the dog bite? Why did the mother not think enough of her son to make sure he saw a doctor immediately? Who in the world would let this woman remain in control of her son?

And to go one step further ... what a shining example of humanity/motherhood/responsibility this woman is for showing her arse in front of her children, the neighbors and a television camera.

As for the dog being a pit bull ... it's not always the breed that is at fault. I have heard speculation that the child pulled the dog's tail and that's when the dog turned and bit him. If that is the case, then you can count on a chihuaha, schnauzer, toy poodle or German shepherd becoming snappy. Perhaps the mother should have been watching her child. Perhaps she should have taught him not to pull the dog's tail.

Perhaps she should be enrolled in a responsible parenting class. God knows she needs it.