I used to have a Pit Bull named Brock. He was the best dog I have ever seen or had. One day I was walking in red rock with my 2 dogs, my other dog is half Border collie and half Australian Sheppard named Jack. My dad was ahead of me and was walking with Jack. There were two ladies around the age of 30 also there, and when they saw Jack they ran up to him and kept saying how a beautiful dog he was. When I came around the same corner they saw Brock and jumped back saying, "get that dog away from me!"
A lot of people think that only Pit Bulls are dangerous dogs. That is a total lie. Once a 2-year-old was bitten in the face by a "small wiener dog" that was off its leash. The child was taken to a hospital to be examined and it was determined the child would need plastic surgery. Another example is a small Pomeranian dog killed a 6-week-old baby while the infant's caretaker briefly left the child unattended.
There are tons of other lies about Pit Bulls. One is that Pit Bulls have a "locking jaw" mechanism, and that the dog cannot let go once it has bitten. There was a police officer that was attacked by a Belgian herding breed, which has no significant commonality with "Pit Bulls", other than that which makes them both dogs. The dog bit the officer on the arm. When the officer couldn't shake free, she shot the dog, killing it. Still, other officers had to come to her aid, and pry the dead dog's jaws off the officer's arm. There are many cases of with other dogs that had "locking jaw".
Pit Bulls are often used for dog fights, because of their strength, courage, dog-aggressive tendencies, which is common to all terriers, and widespread availability of Pit Bulls. But a lot of people who own Pit Bulls use them toward nonviolent athletic tasks. Some people train their Pit Bulls for dog agility. Others involve their Pit Bulls in weight pulling competitions and obedience competitions. The pit bull often excels at these sports. Out of the 25 dogs who have earned UKC "Super Dog" status, fourteen have been Pit Bulls.
Now that you know more about Pit Bulls I hope you don't do what the two ladies did in the beginning. Pit Bulls are the same as any other dog, and you should treat them that way.
If I don't know you, I don't know your dog either. If you have a fighting dog, I could assume you haven't coaxed that dog's nature out with training or cruelty and endanger myself in the process.
I don't know you from Adam. So, I'll protect myself by assuming that the weapon at your side is loaded; your dog is dangerous. That goes double for my 4yo daughter. If I see a Pit Bull off a leash anywhere near my daughter, I'm calling the cops.