Yes, but the dogcatcher is leaving out an unfortunate history of the breed's involvement in many more attacks and injuries in the past few decades that is out of all proportion to their numbers. Any homeowner's insurance underwriter can tell you that, or ER staff, or PD. We ought to get rid of the emotion here on the site and concentrate on the "why." With the progress being made in genetics, perhaps some could be applied to this problem. We know a lot of animal behavior is genetic ... end of story. How we're going to apply the knowledge is the beginning of another.
I own a small pitbull mix, 18#, under knee high, black with white chest and feet, curly tail, definite pit bull head and ears. The vet and I think maybe something small and a lot of Beagle. He's eventually become a lot less aggressive, calm (and a lot smarter) than my Jack Russells were, not to mention being one hell of a natural rabbit dog! He naturally springs in and out of cover and can somehow drive rabbits.
I say "eventually," because no doubt about it, even as a pup, this little character was extremely aggressive and needed a lot more domestication than is usual. Got him at 4-5 months from the dog pound. Neutering helped. At two, he's a warm, fairly quiet, and very friendly pet. However, I wouldn't feel OK with leaving him alone with little kids. Good with them when I'm there.
(New to the site. When I figure out how, I'll post a picture on a pit bull thread.)
That's late to be neutered, unfortunately. Not surprising he was unsettled.
The answer for a Staffordshire, or any potentially aggressive dog, is obedience training and responsible ownership.
“Dog Warden Chille said people should be careful around any breed of dog, not only those perceived as dangerous.”
Of course what he fails to mention is that a black lab or beagle gone bad can’t kill an adult human.