But the law sticks Rotties in there, which were NOT developed solely (or at all) for dog fighting.
“Pit Bulls”, which are not even really a homogeneous breed, are actually derived from Staffordshire Terriers [the old Bull And Terrier] and were created hundreds of years ago as drover dogs, much the same as Rotts were.
The point of the dog was to grab and hold livestock, i.e. bulls, which kept farmers from being injured.
Rotts were once called “Village pack butcher dogs” because they were used to herd cattle to market.
Both dogs have Mastiff origins.
However, the greatest commonality that these breeds have now is *who* they are most commonly/criminally owned by.
This is the dirty elephant in the room that no one wants to acknowledge.
Until and unless the subhumans who have perverted these breeds are brutally punished for the misdeeds of their intentionally warped dogs, nothing will ever change.