Michael Vick indicted

Posted on July 17th, 2007 by ecthompson

I really don’t know what to say about this. Michael Vick is one of the most talented football players to lace up cheats in the last 5 – 7 years. He is fast. He throws lasers. He is Michael Vick. I don’t know what to think about this dog fighting thing. Did he think that he was above it all? Was he used by people that he trusted? Is he being railroaded? I don’t know. All I know is if you are a Black Athlete in today’s world, you have to be clean. Period. You aren’t going to get Scooter Libby breaks.

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Update from WaPo:

A federal grand jury in Richmond indicted Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three other men yesterday on charges related to their alleged operation of a dogfighting ring based at a property Vick owns in southeastern Virginia.

Vick, one of the NFL’s most exciting players, was charged with competitive dogfighting and conducting the venture across state lines. The 19-page indictment alleged Vick was highly involved in the operation, alleging that he attended fights and paid off bets when his dogs lost. It said he also was involved in the executions of dogs that did not perform well. (more…)

 
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  • Electric Chair? That's a little over the top. Vick will go to jail. The problem is that Vick is the tip of the iceberg. There are some folks who are making serious money in this "industry". They are the ones that are behind the scenes. They are the ones that you should unleash your scorn.

    Vick is just the bad tip of an ugly iceberg.
  • maggie
    Michael Vick is a SICK individual and should be punished in the same manner that he did the dogs if they didn't win a fight. Mr. Vick you should be ashamed of yourself! I only hope that the NFL never lets you play football again - this way you won't have the money to fund these sick crimes against dogs. SHAME SHAME SHAME!! You deserve to go to the electric chair just like the way you treated dogs!
  • lprobst -

    Thanks for your thoughts.

    Remember that Vick is innocent until PROVEN guilty. The police and others in law enforcement do make mistakes. I would argue that I would boycott the NFL and their sponsors if he is proven guilty and they try to cover it up or they let Vick play as if nothing happened.

    Thanks again.
  • P. Hamilton -

    Thanks for your thoughts. The whole dogfighting site is crazy and inhumane.

    On the other hand, hoping that the KKK is in the area is as awful as what Michael Vick is accused of. Are you any better than those dogfighting trainers?
  • lprobst
    I'm also boycotting all NFL sponsors for the time being. What he and the others were alleged to have done with the dogs is absolutely unconscionable, and will no longer be tolerated. The NFL and other sponsors need to find people who are truly hero's, and stand for something worthwhile. We should no longer tolerate any abuses towards animals, and certainly not one as widespread and underground as the "dirty dogfighting business".
  • p hamilton
    Mike Vick is a SICK, PSYCHOTIC, SADISTIC F**KING BA*T*RD!
    The NFL needs to cancel his contract PERIOD! No suspension! And
    he needs to go to prison! Hopefully in the KKK area. He's so
    macho, right? LOL Well, let's see how he fares against some
    human pitbulls! Ye'ah...that ought to be some good, BLOODY fun,
    right? I'd love to watch that fight. Then, when he loses, they can bat his
    brains out against the concrete yard. Cool, huh Mike????

    SICK freak....that's what Mike Vick is!! I'm boycotting ALL NFL
    sponsors until this whacko is convicted, and then fired by the
    NFL!
  • Wow. that's extreme.

    I can tell you that if Michael Vick is found to be anything but innocent his football playing career is over.

    Thanks for your comment.
  • bralio
    if they find him to be involved in this in ANY way whatsoever, the NFL better not only void his contract, but we'd better see him in a cage of his own, and preferably being electrocuted/drowned/thrown on the ground. I'd be happy to do it myself it they'd let me.
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