[heylady]

Yes, when I see people walking pit bulls in the park I walk in a different direction or I look for the nearest tree to climb. I just don’t understand the fascination with pit bulls, but then again I don’t understand a lot about what is happening in the world lately.

[ilovesarah2012]

A lot of blacks own pit bulls. I know drug dealers like them.

[mmichaels1970]

I just don’t understand the fascination with pit bulls, but then again I don’t understand a lot about what is happening in the world lately.

While I don't understand the world much either, I don't think it's fair to include pitbulls as a breed into things that have been going on "lately". Pitbulls have been a very common and popular breed long before the country went into the crapper. "Pete the Dog" from the "Little Rascals" was a Pitbull.

Maybe we are breeding the dogs to be more aggressive in this day and age, I don't know.

I've dog-sat a couple pits on occasion and find them to be very good, loyal, and gentle dogs. Their heads feel like they're made of boulders though, so wrestling around with them can be a bit dangerous if his head accidentally catches you in the nose.

And they're a real pain if they happen to get out loose. They don't get caught until they want to get caught.

As for the random "family" pitbull suddenly turning on people, I think that's media overblown.

But I certainly don't object to a locality passing an ordinance one way or the other, where the voice of the local residents carries the most influence.

[T-Bone Texan]

Ghetto people use pitbulls to threaten and intimidate. it is an extension of their egos.

It’s a stand in for a gun.

[GingisK]

It is indeed a peculiar world. I think it is broken.