Michael Vick was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday. Vick is being charged for sponsoring dog fights. If convicted, he could be looking at up to six years in a federal prison. The operation was called Bad Newz kennels, where pit bulls were raised to fight to the death. Apparently it has been going ton since 2001, Vicks first season with Atlanta.
It was said that after the fights, the losing dog would be killed. The participants of the group would apparently kill the dogs in torturing ways. It was said that they got the losing dogs wet, and electrocuted them to death. They are also saying that the dogs were sometimes hung, or just shot.
The property owned by Michel Vick is the crime scene, and the real question will be will Vick take the heat for this dog fighting operation. Skeletons of dead dogs have been recovered on the property already.
I can’t believe this sort of thing is actually going on. Especially with a professional athlete that’s worth millions of dollars. I’d like to think Vick isn’t that stupid to of known this has been going on since 2001. This sort of things reminds me of Quentel Woods, a former blazer a few years back, who was convicted for a similar crime. What is it with athletes wanting to se animals fight to their deaths? Have they really nothing else to excite them? It’s barbaric. I don’t want to point the finger yet, but if convicted I will lose all respect in Vick, and those who also were associated in it from the Falcons, I will be forced to no longer be a Falcons fan.
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boy, this is a course at a University? Are you kidding me? What did it take to get in to your 'college'?
The fleecing of America.
^Sorry for leaving that anonymous.
It really is barbaric and unexcusable. Especially in this country where some go to such lengths to protect the rights of animals. And this is dogs we are talking about, not rats. In America, dogs are frequently equivalent to family members. Just by being involved in such a vulgar activity he should be locked up. What could ever possess a person to do this? Perhaps it has something to do with the "Tough Guise-ness" associated with sports and football in particular?
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Mike Vick defines sick and barbaric. How can the NFL allow a player to participate in the league after allegations such as this. Vick makes Pacman Jones look like a saint for what he has been accused of doing. If Vick is charged with the allegations that are being made, they should ban him from the NFL and lock him up and throw away the key. There is no place for those types of actions in our society.
I'm curious --
The NFL has suspended Pac-Man Jones for the entire season despite the fact that he hasn't been convicted of a crime (yet).
In Vick's case, the NFL is taking a "wait and see" attitude. Do you find this hypocritical? Why or why not?
I do mike, and I think I understand why. I feel like Vick is a face of the NFL, and they want to be very careful in the way they handle their punishment. Whereas in all seriousness, this is a major crime, and suspensions should already be handed out, and if convicted, banned from the league.
I am disgusted that things such as this even go on in this world. In my opinion there should be no wait and see approach. It was fine until he was indicted. There is already evidence showing up for the crimes. He needs to be suspended at the least. A person like this has no right to be the face of the NFL. If there are going to be standards for one player they need to be universal.
But should Vick be suspended for a crime he has not yet been convicted of? Surely you can see where the NFL Players Association would be a little perturbed by such a measure.
Or, maybe what I'm really asking is: should Pac Man Jones have been suspended even though he has not yet been convicted?
A double-standard is not fair. Just because Vick is practically the "face" of the NFL, does not excuse him from committing ruthless acts of violence. Everybody, no matter if they are a humble citizen of this great nation or the star of the NFL or Hollywood should have any lenience when it comes to punishment for crime. The law is the law and it should not discriminate or in this case give special privilege. The NFL should recognize this and treat all players equally regardless.
First - I'd like to point out that the posts on 7/18 by Anonymous and then immediately followed by someone saying Middle Relief - is a fraud. That was not my comment.
Second - While most would recognize abuse of animals is wrong, I think those that have family pets feel the pain more than those that do not. These are innocent members of the family.
Third - I don't know if its right, but it is how I feel: if the charges are true, then his punishment should be to have done to him, exactly how he murdered his own dogs.
It is just wrong.
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