I was watching and reading up news articles on dog attacks and in each and every article or news report someone would state how a dog that would attack another dog would then automatically snap and turn on people.

Why do some people automatically jump to thinking a dog aggressive dog is going to turn right on around and maul people? especially if that dog has always been well socialized with people; just not dogs.
I was talking more about after the fight, where the dogs have been separated. The statements in the articles were directed at the dog as a whole and not targeted at trying to separate a fight. Thats just what I get from the articles and what not.
For example a lady is now petitioning to have a dog seized after it attacked another dog, the same lady making the petition seemed very adamant that the dog would go after a person.