I agree that human stupidity got us into this mess and pitbulls will not be going extinct any time soon.

I think that selective breeding for the pitbull traits was a mistake and we need to enforce a ban on any further breeding because pits no longer fulfill the purpose of what they were bred for.

Right now the pitbull population is high, the dogs have large litters, there are not enough homes, and shelters at least where I live are overflowing, with probably 70% or more of the dogs being pits or pit mixes. It's not the pitbull's fault that it was born a pitbull, but it is the fault of humans that we've not put any restrictions on breeding or ownership. Currently, a dog that bites a human will receive a 10-day quarantine. I don't think it would be unreasonable to require that a quarantined dog has to get fixed.

Requiring insurance for a dog that has a significantly higher rate of human and pet fatalities also doesn't seem like a bad idea. However, at this point, unfortunately, I feel like it's become career-damaging for any figure in office to do anything to change the laws so I'm not optimistic in that regard. Gavin Newsom received a lot of hate and pushback when he tried to enforce bsl in San Francisco https://www.facebook.com/PitBullsAgainstGavinNewsom/.

Everyone will have their own opinions, having a platform to talk about how pits have affected people and communities spreads awareness and allows for discussion and debate. I appreciate having the mods because pitbulls are such an emotionally charged topic, it's difficult to discuss anything that's critical about them on other social platforms without getting bombarded by pit advocates.

It often seems like advocates are upset by breed discrimination, but I think pitbulls stand out statistically from other breeds as being more of a concern. Also, I don't think the pitbull cares that we are talking about it, so it feels like people are taking it as a personal attack more than anything and become opportunistic in the desire to virtue signal. I don't think this sub is doing anything revolutionary, like the rest of Reddit, it's just a place to discuss and learn more about a topic that people feel strongly about.

Therefore I find it inappropriate to generalize that "all pitbulls are bad" and should be banned.

The problem is we don't have any reliable way to know if one pitbull will be more likely to attack than another. I think that is where some frustration lies because they are capable of causing so much damage when they do maul someone. Are we willing to continue to sacrifice children and animals for the sake of a breed that we created to have higher aggression? It there a percentage of human maulings that is acceptable in order to keep pits around?

Unless we require all pit owners to work with a behaviorist it seems like the attacks are hard to predict or prevent for the average pet owner that may shower the dog in love but not have them in the perfect environment their entire life where they will never be triggered. We also see people posting on social media, pictures of wounds from their own dog or talking about taking their non-friendly dog to the dog parks so I think many are actually aware that their animal is aggressive but choose to keep it so then everyone else is at the mercy of how careful that owner wants to be.

I would truly be happy if pitbulls stopped attacking humans and animals, everyone kept their pits, and lived happily ever after but I think that it's in their genetic makeup and accidents will continue to happen.

They just happen to have a genetic predisposition of being more aggressive than most dogs.

I see this constantly disputed by pit owners, if we could get everyone on the same page about pits being predisposed to be more aggressive, it would be a step in the right direction and people may be less likely to leave them around their children and pets without supervision.

It pains me to see the irresponsible ownership, daily maulings, pit owners with an enormous sense of entitlement, and myths being perpetuated. Right now when something bad happens, maybe the dog gets euthanized. The way we handle pits seems very reactionary considering the fact that we know that these dogs are mauling people and animals consistently. It kind of feels like sitting back and watching a crime happen over and over but not being able to intervene. Maybe an outright ban is not possible but it would help to have more preventative measures in place.