Need Pit Bull advice!!!

4flats, I have personally seen a Pit turn on a friend of mine, and I saw that dog raised from a puppy and it was definitely babied, not abused. The dog had to be put down. I also have a nephew who had a pit that had to be put down for biting a neighbors kid unprovoked. Do pits have a "bad rap", hell yes and rightly so. Not to say they are all bad as most of the comments so far I can mostly agree with, some are great dogs in the right environment.... I guess the breeding thing has a lot to do with it but do you know the dogs breeding history? Just my opinion there is no way in hell I would take a chance with my kids, I have seen/heard too many horror stories. FWIW... Good luck whatever you decide.