Yup, the gangster status. I have a friend from work, and he lives in NYC. Walking his Pitbull give him thug status, instant street creds. His insurance company raised his rates quite a bit after they found out it was a pitbull.
Insurance companies need to drop homeowners with these animals. Landlords need to refuse to rent to these people. Let them lose a house if having a nasty vicious beast is so important to them.
There are some insurance companies that will not insure people who own Pitbulls because of the liability.