I didnt know until recently that staffies come under the pit bull name, so how come they are allowed to breed etc I think that certain breeds should require a special license. Saying that I own a large breed of dog,dogue de bordeaux, and the amount of people that wrongly tell me he should be muzzled when we are at the park etc ( he has a short muzzle lol so this would be impossible anyway) whilst he just stares stupidly at their angry jack russell or daschund barking and snapping away at him drives me crazy.
Seriously though, a lot of these dogs with the right owner are brilliant pets. I went to crufts last year and walked amongst the rotties, akitas, malamutes etc and they were just so unthreatening. Beautifully behaved animals. Punish the deed not the breed. I wouldnt keep any of these dogs because I'm not experienced enough.