Fotze alluded to this earlier in the thread:
Go anywhere dog owners routinely get together like a dog park. Or even go to a dog show. The owners of these dogs in more cases than not, are the guy I described. They buy the dog primarily to complete an image and exude 'toughness.' The dog is a walking neck tattoo, or Ed Hardy shirt to them. They should have little true religion jeans for pit bulls, so they can accessorize their accessory dog.
They are the southern gun loving rednecks of the dog ownership world. My rights to own a killing machine of a dog, trump your child's rights. And when these dogs maul people, the owners are typically highly unapologetic, and always blame the person or animal attacked for somehow antagonizing their dog. Because 3 year old should be able to understand a dogs body language.
I 100% agree with the sentiment these dogs can be loving pets. That has never been an argument of mine. The problem is the fact that unlike most other breeds, when they do attack, they are programmed to:
a) Never let go (part of the Terrier trait), owners of these dogs have been unable to break their bite once the dog latches on, hence why they recommend you carry a break stick to save another dog or human should it attack.
b) Cause massively traumatic injury.
c) Are typically bought by the last people that should ever own a dog.
All you pit bull apologists that claim these dogs are just as docile as a Yorkie, this link comes from a pro-pitbull rescue site. Just reading this page acknowledges the dangers of the dogs. When there is a heavily marketed tool, specific to a breed-type, to break it's death grip, you have to acknowledge they are not a normal dog:
http://www.pbrc.net/breaksticks.html