It is TERRIBLE.
That is so sad. I think it's particularly scary in Baltimore City where so many people want them just to look cool or to fight them.
My aunt has a 9yr old Pit Bull, Max, whom she took from one of her then-boyfriends friend when he was a small 12 week old pup. She, being the animal lover that she is (and living in bad parts of B-more at the time) knew what that dog was probably going to be used for and convinced the friend to give her the dog. He now is a happy, well adjusted, well socialized Pittie. It's a shame to know what happens to many of those dogs....