Homicidal pit bulls? Nah, the endless (and I do mean endless) news stories of deadly pit bulls are all just simple misunderstandings, I am sure.
I read your sarcasm, and I am right there with you, my civilized friend..
People posing as nice, gentle folk have 101 reasons why they are attracted to pits ~other~ than the power and aggression of this lethal weapon.
There are so many breeds of dogs to be enjoyed with different coats, different colors, different sizes, different personalities, etc., etc., etc.
But for some of our "gentle" friends, it seems that this especially vicious breed is just the only dog that will do.
The kindest thing that I can say about all this is that I once knew a young woman whom I rather liked who had owned a couple of pits (and was an apologist for them although she and her husband had finally had to get rid of them as the dogs escaped every enclosure that they tried and were not warmly received when cruising around the neighborhood). My simple explanation: This young woman -- likeable though she was -- had had the misfortune to spend a lot of her younger life among, well, forgive me, "trash." Rarely, I think, is one able to entirely leave behind one's past. She was doing great and mostly right thinking. Just a few old sentiments from the hood still clinging to her.
So I ask you pit lovers, exactly why is it that you can not satisfy your pleasure in dogs by embracing a breed that is not known first and foremost for viciousness? Why? Why?
Oh, yea, I know. It is your RIGHT to love visious dogs and genius dog peole like yourselves know how to handle them, blah blah blah.
Deaths from pit bulls happen all the time in this country. I hope you feel good that your infantile, narcissistic, aggressive needs are being met by promoting this breed that kills people.
"But if pits were banned, wouldn't it be rottweilers next," you ask. Well, perhaps. And I would not be surprised that being deprived of your pit bull, you might adopt rottweilers as your new very favorite doggie in the whole world. Disgusting, IMO.