WARNING: THE FOLLOWING VIDEO IS VERY DISTURBING.
Please read information on this case at The Pitch, The Columbia Tribune, and Riverfront Times
The man in the video is named John E Whitworth. He was convicted of extremely reckless drunk driving in 2008. He had been dealing coke for at least 5 years, pleading guilty to dealing cocaine in 2005 at age 19.
The raid took place in February of 2010. The cops had reason to believe he was selling drugs again. The dog that was killed was a pitbull and was not caged. The other dog that was injured was described to be a corgi, or a corgi/pitbull mix.
In my opinion, the breed of the dog does not matter. If you watch the video and read all of the information, the dog(s) were in no way aggressive and did not deserve to be shot, nor did the situation require such hostility. What was found was a very minute amount of pot and the only reasons to believe this man may be dealing again is based on his past, which he already dealt with.
