this is one of the reasons why i left my american pit in the virgin islands when i moved to tampa in 1998. my brother told me that the pitbull was feared in the states because of idiots fighting them. i was really attached to that dog because he went everywhere i would go...then when i left him home, that was one of the worst day in my life because i really did love my pit. it's just something about them. the right mans best friend the wrong mans worst enemy