[visualops]

After reading all the posts on this I have to go back to the beginning- Why on earth were these people pulled over in the manner that they were?!? This, IMHO, is the most glaring obscene fact. Dog or no dog, you have a family, Mom, Dad, and a teenager (traveling in a station wagon, no less) being handcuffed and on their knees? And they aren't asked for IDs? The car registration isn't checked? The license plate number isn't run? I mean, what sort of gross incompetence is this? As to the dog, I watched the video, and the dog is not big, maybe knee high or less. And, with the medium length hair on the tail, didn't look like a pit bull to me. Also, there are several police officers in the area. (At least 4 squad cars worth). The ones near the car should have noticed the dogs and shut the doors. As a matter of procedure they should have checked the car anyway. Just about any dog, and that includes my super people-friendly 13 year old collie, will exhibit anything from excitement to distress under those circumstances. How on earth should have the dog behaved?

[DannyTN]

From wztv.com Fox 17 News Nashville

The James Smoak family of Saluda, North Carolina, had been removed from the car and handcuffed in what police called a "felony stop." The money seen flying came from Smoak's wallet which he had left on top of the car at a gas station.

Apparently that's what started this. Someone thought it looked like they were throwing money out the window and called police.

[mel]

Exactly, but I guess they thought the kid was the get away driver and the mom the lookout. plus not to mention the "pit bull" there for protection. dog murderers