Correct . Some laws need to change with times . Maritime laws are not one of them . Easy to read . <| sep |> I was wondering about the CD as well what about upping every stage by 2 turns , so Stage 3 is 17 turns ? <| sep |> The issue many people have is that there are multiple reasons that lead to these statistics that don ' t equate to pitbulls being bad by nature . The first is that pits ' bite force is among the strongest I think strongest , but I can ' t recall for sure in dogs . So , when they do bite , they are more likely than most dogs to deliver a serious injury or death . They are also more likely to be raised in poor environments . Pitbulls are overbread and commonly end up in homes that are not capable of raising a dog in a quality and low stress environment . They are also less likely to be well trained in these homes . Related to this issue , many are simply bred and raised to fight . These dogs are usually abused and made to be unnaturally aggressive . Pits that come from these difficult or abusive homes are going to bite far more often than pits or any other dog that is raised by caring and responsible people . Combine that with their strong bite and you do end up with more serious injuries and fatalities . However , in my understanding , pits that don ' t come from abuse or neglect are generally very gentle and good natured dogs . They are great family pets and show aggression at a similar or lower rate than other well raised breeds . So the criticism is that simply stating the statistics doesn ' t tell the whole story . There is a case to be made that breed specific legislation has it ' s place , but if we ' re going to claim that we must be honest that it ' s about lowering statistical probability of dangerous bites and ignores the wellfare of the individual dogs . The dogs themselves are not the problem , it ' s the people who mistreat and irresponsibly breed them . The product is too many dangerous bites from this breed . If our only ethic is the well being of humans , then we should legislate against pits and many other breeds . However , I and others do not agree with this ethic . I would like to see us try to solve the problem in a way that respects the wellfare of the dogs . Public education , financial support of dogs in need , aggressive rehoming of dogs in dangerous situations , etc . are the sorts of things that might make a big difference .