SF Dog Mauling

The case of the Dog Mauling was an interesting case. I certainly did not now that some dogs were banned in some countries. Marjorie and he husband have a vicious breed of dogs that are banned in many countries in Europe due to their danger to the public. But America still has these dogs legal. The case of Diane Whipple's mauling was tragic and it clearly portrayed the power of certain domestic animals. But we all wonder, who is responsible? Quite frankly, the training of the dog depends on the owner, the ability to restrain the dog depends on the owner, so this means that the owner is fully responsible. Dogs work  certain way, smell for example can set them off, but the owner is responsible for keeping the dog from harming its surroundings. In my opinion, it was right to put Marjorie and he husband on trial. This couple throughout the trial made many mistakes. They never apologized, they got their dogs from an inmate illegally selling them. They kept on blaming Diane Whipple. All that was brought against them. The couple finally got convicted for involuntary manslaughter. But then Marjorie was charged for 2nd degree murder. This surprised me. There was no proof that she had the intention to use her dogs as a weapon. I still do not understand what convinced the judges to decide this. I understand that Diane's friends and family wanted the couple convicted, but 2nd degree murder is a bit exaggerated.