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** Pitbulls in general get a very bad rap; since they were originally bred for dogfighting, they have a bad reputation, but they've ''also'' been bred not to attack humans, to the point where they make terrible guard dogs because they love people so much. Between this and the horrible abuse they're often subjected to, the whole breed is listed on the [[Real Life]] subpage of [[The Woobie]] for a ''reason''.
* All too often, whistle-blowers.
** Julian Assange published several cables from the American military, including illegal base locations and a now famous video of a gunship murdering civilians in cold blood. These were provided by Bradley Manning, a young soldier. Cue the media screaming for their blood, Bradley being imprisoned in inhumane conditions, and cries of 'traitor!' by Americans. Yes, evidently you can betray a country you don't live in. Recently subverted in that both of them have been nominated for the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131025125725/http://rt.com/politics/assange-nominated-nobel-prize/ Nobel Peace][http://rt.com/news/manning-nobel-peace-prize-631/ Prize.]
** Manning does live in America. For a good breakdown of the gunship video, read [https://web.archive.org/web/20180818134732/http://markhumphrys.com/2007.airstrike.html]. The Nobel Peace Prize is a [[Take That]] at [[George W. Bush]] by the same commitee that awarded the prize to [[Barack Obama]] before he was even elected. Also, Wikileaks leaked the names of Coalition informants in Afghanistan and Iraq, who face brutal torture by the insurgents, who also target their husband/wives and children. Assange shrugged this off by saying they [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/18/julian-assange-wikileaks-nick-cohen/ deserve it, even their relatives.]
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