Kidding aside you are right. It is one thing to be raised a certain way, but these variants - it is hard to identify the “breed” - often carry a mental illness which makes them prone to astonishing violence.
What is more they switch to extreme violence at the drop of a hat and without many, or ANY of the tell-tale cues, and are strong enough to do massive damage VERY quickly.
As a former trainer I have many stories to tell, and the reason I tend to gravitate to these threads (will someone please tell me why folks get zotted for participating in them?) is I want to warn Freepers about this wild breed / variant. They can and DO kill pets, livestock, kids, and adults.
Some “pits” are nice, but MANY are not, and they switch from “nice” to “deadly” faster than you can imagine. I suppose it’s like guns: treat ‘em all as if LOADED, moreover, treat ‘em all as if LOADED and PRONE TO MALFUNCTION.
Decades ago my sister had a mother and son pitbulls. Together they killed piglets and ponies for sport. Yet would lie near the baby in protective mode. Canines are pack animals and are much more aggressive and dangerous whenever there are two or more. Thank the gods for not making cats feel this way in groups. Dogs also have a natural kill instinct that cats don’t have. Cats have to think about it first.