Name:   MAJ USA RET - Subject:   as you say Date:   11/20/2018 11:33:30 AM

1 – Yes, most of them are friendly… until something triggers them. And NO ONE has yet to come up with a way to determine that a pit bull is about to attack. They have a hair trigger.

2 – "And they are not even close to the worst offenders…”  I don’t think you read the article about the insurance industry experience with, especially, pit bulls (and Chows, huskies, and Rottweilers).

3 – “But the reality is that they are unique in their ability to inflict harm and much worse.”  …such as fatalities, dismemberment, and gross disfiguration.  They are bred to perform in such a manner.  My retriever has never been trained to retrieve… she began to do it instinctively… as a puppy.  My pointers were never trained to point… they did it instinctively… even as puppies. 

Pit bull conformation is meant for powerful aggression and tenacity. They are bred to do massive damage and do so quickly (unlike the Chihuahuas).  They make very good junk-yard-dogs… but, not pets. Most of the people that own them have no insurance (that covers liability for pit bull attacks) and little in the way of personal assets.

4 – You correctly pointed out in your last sentence that they are “… prone to this kind of violence.”