It is crazy to think that a breed of dog is to blame. Crazy... nutz... insane... chicken fertlizer....
You are ignorant. I cannot believe the animosity that people have for this breed. If you have ever spent the time to get to know a dog of this breed you would realize how gentle they actually are. Yes, they were originally bred to fight, but if you do a little homework you would realize that the reason they were bred to fight is because they would not turn on their handlers. They were bred specifically to have zero human aggression. When a dog of this breed exhibits human aggression it is because they have been severely abused or mishandled by incompetent owners. These dogs are quite possibly the most loyal breed in existence. Please do not help the media to perpetuate the stereotype and damn this breed. This being said, I am the owner of an American Staffordshire Terrier and a Pit Bull mix. I have a 12 year old daughter and another child on the way. These dogs would lay down their lives for my daughter, but I would NEVER leave them alone with the new baby. I have half a brain. These dogs acted on centuries of instinct that cannot be bred out of them. This is the same thing they would do to another dog in the wild to protect their bloodline. If anyone is at fault here it is the person that left the child unattended. But it is too early and too little information is available to make that judgement.