by the way this is lunging
True enough. My Pits don't lower their heads when in attack mode. They look straight at the target .. They may bark/growl as well but the most you are going to get with it's head down is a nip below the knee. Pits..at least large ones like my 120 lb red nose male use their weight as well as speed to attempt to knock down their prey with the first "lunge". When they are right on the perp their neck and back is straight but they are higher in the front legs than back so when they push off for the kill they can get some altitude. Mine like to hit hard at arm/shoulder level which has the most lethal choices to grab. hand-forearm-upper arm- neck/face- upper arm-forearm-hand.
The pit in the video was not in attack mode. He was in protect mode. He was just pushing back what he thought was an attack on his master lying there on the ground. If he was attacking the cop he would have gone airborne and come faster. The cop would have never had such a clear shot if the pit was trying to kill him. To someone that doesn't work with pits it may look like the "lunge" is an attack. It may look frightening to some just the way you see it on the video. Trust me...if a large aggressive pit like mine is within ten feet like THAT pit in the video and in full on attack mode...the cop wouldn't have time to aim and shoot his pistol. He might get lucky and get a shot off but more than likely he would lose his hand.
Pits can be lightning fast. My 70 lb blue female jumped up about eight feet in the air this spring and pulled a pigeon flying by right out of the air.. Pigeons fly at around 50 mph. It was one of the most amazing things I've seen a dog do. I'd like to see any cop shoot a pigeon flying by at close range with a pistol. Not very ******* likely.
Take a good look at the pit in the above photo. Those muscles are not for show..they are ALL GO!
That's what my male looks like except about twenty pounds bigger.