End the violence: Columbia Mo SWAT Raid 2/11/2010, Cops Shoot Pets With Children Present
- Target:
- The Governor of MO, Mayor Bob McDavid, Citizens for Police Review and City Prosecutor's Office
- Region:
- GLOBAL
- Website:
- org2.democracyinaction.org
A graphic video just released of a SWAT team raid in Columbia, MO shows officers storming into a house and firing shots. The team knocks down the door of Jonathan Whitworth and shoots both of his dogs, killing his pit bull and wounding his Welsh corgi in front of his 7-year-old son. After the raid, the police arrested Whitworth after finding a grinder, a pipe, and a small amount of marijuana. This video was released, ironically, in the midst of Be Kind to Animals Week.
Just one video is hard to watch, but sadly, over 100 raids like this happen every day in America. Far too many of them end with the loss of family pets. From the erroneous raid resulting in the murder of a Maryland mayor's black labs to the puppy burned alive during an Arizona drug raid, our drug policies create unnecessarily violent situations for both people and animals.
If you think the current drug policies need to change so that this type of tragic violence can end, please add your name to this petition.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbwSwvUaRqc
A graphic video just released of a SWAT team raid in Columbia, MO shows officers storming into a house and firing shots. The team knocks down the door of Jonathan Whitworth and shoots both of his dogs, killing his pit bull and wounding his Welsh corgi in front of his 7-year-old son.
After the raid, the police arrested Whitworth after finding a grinder, a pipe, and a small amount of marijuana. This video was released, ironically, in the midst of Be Kind to Animals Week.
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The End the violence: Columbia Mo SWAT Raid 2/11/2010, Cops Shoot Pets With Children Present petition to The Governor of MO, Mayor Bob McDavid, Citizens for Police Review and City Prosecutor's Office was written by Talianna Ellis and is in the category Animal Welfare at GoPetition.