I love pits. I think they're gorgeous dogs. The problem (as stated above) is negative public representation. I don't care what anyone says, ANY dog can just 'snap' and turn on it's owner. It's all about how you treat the dog, and how it was raised. They say the same about rotts and dobermans as well, but I've had the same rottweilier since I was 10, as well as a few others and they've never given us any trouble.