[Petronski]

Ray Charles and Helen Keller both could plainly see in the video that the thug HUNG the dog BY THE NECK (he even gave and extra tug by leaning his weight into the hanging leash for effect!) and then the thug kicks the poor animal and the dog SWINGS BY THE LEASH AROUND THE NECK.

Very clever, but the poster above implied the dog was helicoptered by the leash, swings as in "spun." That's not in the article.

[woollyone]

nothing “clever” about it...it’s called evidence.

And it clearly falls into the definiton of swinging by a leash tied tightly around the poor animal’s neck.

stay safe

[driftdiver]

The dog was helicoptered according to the cop who took the video. The dog did swing by its neck after each kick.

What are you quibbling about now? If its whether the dog was helicoptered by the leash that is not a mitigating factor. However the dog was helicoptered it is abuse. The animal could easily have been hurt.