Hmmmm. Neither the article or the comments so far say that pit bulls are ‘misunderstood’, a word that all of the pit bull apologists seem to you use in defending the breed. Like my friend and neighbor who had her hand bitten by one.
I very much hope that your friend and neighbor sustained no permanent damage from the bite.
It is possible that apologists are becoming aware that the term “misunderstood” is inaccurate in the extreme, and that the general public is becoming aware of the awful human and animal price of indiscriminate pit bull advocacy.