Posted on 05/05/2010 3:45:32 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
The video of a Columbia, Mo., SWAT team shooting and killing a dog during a drug raid is now available online, due in part to the efforts of the Columbia Daily Tribune.
The video shows members of the Columbia Police Department executing a narcotics raid on the home of Jonathan Whitworth. While the raid, which occurred in February, only turned up a misdemeanor amount of marijuana and a glass pipe, the Columbia PD was able to charge Whitworth with second-degree child endangerment because a child lives in the home. That same child, age 7, was present when the Columbia PD conducted its raid and witnessed the police shoot both family pets — a pitbull, which was killed, and a corgi, which was shot in the leg — after they had safely entered the home.
“Did you shoot my f***ing dog?” Whitworth asks in the video. ”Oh my God, what the fuck did you do that for?”
Daily Tribune reporter Brennan David submitted a public information request for the video immediately after the charges were filed in February and was denied because the video was being used in criminal proceedings. “I knew that SWAT video was available and that SWAT teams use video. The deputy chief told me that he had watched it a few times,” David said.
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You are on record for saying the shooting was justified.
You said simple assault. Please source your reference.
You asked me for a source and I readily gave it to you. Please return the favor.
Please source your refernce for kids present.
Care to quote that?
Your dodging now...Here is what I am asking you.
So other than some obscure “”assault”” charge in his background, that’s all the criminal violence?
You once asked me for my source. I quickly gave it to you. Since then, I have asked you to source several of your statements. You have refused each and every one. Now you have the gall to ask me for a reference source!
You said simple assault. Please source your reference.
You seem increasing desperate here..Are you saying there were no little kids in the home when the military raid ensued and rounds were fired in the home?
I just want to know about is violent criminal background....You said assault..Fine...
Is that it??
You dodged the question. But at least you responded. Now please source your reference for there being more than one kid present.
You said simple assault. Please source your reference.
I would certainly expect a dog bred to attack and kill to attack and kill and you agreed that the police had the right to defend themselves.
I believe you, it was an "assault" charge
I am simple asking you for the 10th time if this is his entire violent criminal history?
LOL!
Are you going to keep defending this drug pusher even after he goes up the river again?
I have to believe that the reason you won’t source your statements requested by me is that you have no source. You just made them up to portray this scum bag as a decent citizen.
Lemme tell something.....The only violence in this guys background appears to an *assault* charge.....
No robbery, no rape, no murder, no weapons charges, no clear patterns of violence, etc...
This we have established...
Just because some idiot uses drugs, and has drug arrests for small time drug dealing, does not make the person a VIOLENT person....lol
And no, drunk driving and auto collisions do not make people *violent* criminals...It makes them really stupid and really liable, both criminally and civilly.
wow...
By the looks of things, your law enforcement down there obviously don't see enough action and cleanly didn't perform any intel before staging this violent military raid.
There were little kids in the home for Gods sake.
It appears Dad is a drug user and small time dealer....Does he have drug and alcohol issues? You bet!
Did this warrant a violent military raid on the home, that was occupied by little kids and other innocent people?
Hell no!
See ya!
I am not your secretary, _ .
You express concern with the military style of force displayed by these wannabe Rambos, and an identified LEO asks you when you're going to stop defending drug dealers?
His attitude concerns me more than the foolish display of firepower.
Where the hell is Chet?
lol...
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