Ugh. Thread hijack.
I really think its funny though how paranoid most of you are about Pits and Rotts.
They are actually some of the best, most family friendly dogs out there, but how should I know, my dad only had about 20 dogs and worked for a vet for five years, not to mention my own experience.
Most of the attacks that you guys are citing lack the true background to show them for what they really are. A prime example of this is one of our family friends had a Dobermann, it was about a year old and still hadn't healed from the ear clipping surgery that most endure.
So one day they had one of their friends over and their little kids of course, so they were all in the back yard and one of the kids grabs the Dobermann's ears. What do you think would happen next? The dog, as any of YOU would do, fought back and bit the kid.
The dog had to be put down, but this was 100% the fault of the parents and the kids.
Now to find the place where I can lock/delete this thread :l