Also, it seems that too many people here put fault on the pitt bull. Look, I have large dogs and NONE of them have ever EVEN AS MUCH AS LOOK! at another person the wrong way. They are big dogs, so you have to discipline them and TRAIN them to be obedient. If you train your dog to be pissed off and fight, what do you expect ? it's the OWNER that is liable for all of this not the dogs. Anyone here think a dog is smart enough to make "educated" decisions ? I didn't think so.
I had a Great Dane, and I had to get rid of him after he showed SOME aggressive behaviour towards my kids - long time ago! no matter if you have a maltese or a boerboel (up to 150lbs.-200lbs.), you need to know how to control your dog, and if you teach it to be aggressive, well so shall it be. The owners are responsible NOT THE DOGS!
My brother owns a presa canario (Canary Island fighting dog) and, no, it's not what you think. This is the sweetest dog I have EVER met; in fact, his chihuahua is 10x more agressive than the Presa canario. Although the PC are considered one of the most deadliest dogs in the world, my brothers dog allows kids to ride on his back and spends most of the time begging for treats and doing tricks for food lol. He's 10x gentler than my doberman pinscher. Shows you that it's NOT the dog, it's the way you raise it and the attitude of the owners.