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lakelady
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Falcons' Vick Accused of Executing Dogs
« on: Aug 19^th, 2007, 10:59am »

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By LARRY O'DELL 08.17.07, 5:52 PM ET

RICHMOND, Va. - It's up to Michael Vick now. His last two co-defendants pleaded guilty Friday and implicated Vick in bankrolling gambling on dogfights. One of them said the Atlanta Falcons quarterback helped drown or hang dogs that didn't do well.

With his NFL career in jeopardy and a superseding indictment adding more charges in the works, that left Vick with a hard choice: Cutting his own deal to hold jail time under a year or go to trial and sit through detailed descriptions of the ghastly operation known as "Bad Newz Kennels."

Quanis Phillips of Atlanta and Purnell Peace of Virginia Beach entered plea agreements and agreed to testify against Vick. A third member of the dogfighting ring, Tony Taylor, struck a similar deal last month.

Vick's lawyers have been negotiating with prosecutors. One of Vick's attorneys, Lawrence Woodward, attended the plea hearings but declined to answer questions about the progress of the negotiations as he left the courthouse.

"Did you conspire with these folks to sponsor a dogfighting venture?" U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson asked Peace.

"Yes, sir," he replied.

As part of his plea agreement, Phillips signed a statement that said Vick joined in executing at least eight dogs that didn't do well in test fights by various methods, including hanging and drowning.

"Phillips agrees and stipulates that these dogs all died as a result of the collective efforts of Peace, Phillips, and Vick," the statement said.

Phillips and Peace also backed up Taylor's assertion that Vick was involved in gambling.

"The `Bad Newz Kennels' operation and gambling monies were almost exclusively funded by Vick," according to statements by the two men.

Those allegations alone could trigger a lifetime ban under the NFL's personal conduct policy.

Commissioner Roger Goodell has barred Vick from the Falcons' training camp but has withheld further action while the league conducts its own investigation. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league had no comment on the latest pleas.

Peace and Phillips pleaded guilty to the same charge facing Vick: conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and conspiracy to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture. Sentencing was set for Nov. 30.

The offense is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The men will get credit for accepting responsibility and cooperating with the government but would be penalized for animal brutality.

Peace remains free until sentencing, but Hudson found that Phillips violated the terms of his release by failing a drug test and ordered him jailed.

About 30 animal-rights activists protested quietly outside the courthouse. Afterward, as police officers cleared the scene, protesters continued waving large pictures of a mutilated dog.

"This is one dogfighting ring that's been annihilated," said John Goodwin, a spokesman for the Humane Society of the United States.

The four defendants all initially pleaded not guilty, and Vick issued a statement saying he looked forward to clearing his name.

The case began in April with a search of Vick's property in Surry County, a few miles from Vick's hometown of Newport News. Investigators seized dozens of pit bulls, some of them injured, and equipment typically used in dogfighting operations.

The four men were indicted July 17.

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Re: Falcons' Vick Accused of Executing Dogs
« Reply #1 on: Aug 19^th, 2007, 8:32pm »

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How cruel. Those poor dogs :cry2:

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Re: Falcons' Vick Accused of Executing Dogs
« Reply #2 on: Aug 20^th, 2007, 8:26pm »

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If all the allegations are true, this guy deserves a lot more punishment than he will ever be given.

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Re: Falcons' Vick Accused of Executing Dogs
« Reply #3 on: Aug 20^th, 2007, 8:34pm »

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I agree, Rhune. He'll never do the appropriate time behind bars. However, it's hitting him where it hurts him the most. In his wallet.

He's lost all his sponsorships and endorsement deals. And he'll likely never play football again. His career is over.

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« Reply #4 on: Aug 20^th, 2007, 8:44pm »

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Good.

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Re: Falcons' Vick Accused of Executing Dogs
« Reply #5 on: Aug 20^th, 2007, 9:03pm »

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Another opinion...

Grrr! Michael Vick's Bogus Plea
Monday, August 20, 2007
By Mike Straka

So Michael Vick has copped a guilty plea in a deal for a reduced sentence on charges of transporting dogs over state lines for illegal dogfighting activities.

The star quarterback will reportedly serve 12 to 18 months in jail as part of the agreement if the judge accepts the deal, and his attorney, Billy Martin, said Vick's camp was awaiting word from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on the future of his football career.

Future career?

Who is going to tune in to watch Vick throw a football ever again? I don't care if Vick has paid his dues to society, I for one won't be watching this guy play the game after he's set free.

Millions of kids grow up watching NFL games with their family and friends, and like it or not, they are influenced by the on-the-field AND off-the-field behavior of their football heroes.

No parent in his right mind should let their children root for this guy. Vick is a cruel, vicious dog-killer.

And what of the gambling allegations leveled against him? Do you think prosecutors have agreed to overlook those allegations which, at least to Vick, are even more important than the animal cruelty charges as part of the guilty plea arrangement?

Of course they will.

You see, the NFL bans any player associated with gambling activities, and the other two defendants in the case have reportedly told prosecutors that Vick fully funded gambling associated with the dogfighting ring, and that he once even delivered a "book bag" filled with $23,000 in cash after one of his dogs lost a fight.

Vick's career would be kaput if he were indicted on gambling charges. So something tells me Vick and his legal team would take a guilty plea only if gambling were not part of the indictment against him.

How convenient. It's also a bit confusing how it's OK in the NFL to be a felon, but not a gambler but maybe it's just me.

I don't know Michael Vick, but I do know that even after serving his time, the man doesn't belong on national television.

I'm not saying that he should be denied the right to earn a living, however.

If the NFL wants to let some team pay him for his services, that's all well and good, but that team shouldn't be allowed to appear on television, where millions of people have to relive those images of bloodied and mutilated dogs, with their ears, noses and faces chewed off.

Now, I've heard both sides of this argument debated over the past few weeks.

Some people say that no matter how cruel Vick's crime against animals is, dogs have no souls and do not go to heaven. Therefore, the amount of outrage, some say, was unwarranted.

On the other side, critics me included would like to see Vick himself thrown to a pack of hungry, killer-trained dogs, like some of the pets that are kidnapped by dogfighting purveyors for training purposes, and see how the guy who takes to the field all padded up with helmet and shoulder pads handles a little tooth-to-skin combat.

Or better yet, let's let him play quarterback for the Falcons, and electrocute him the first time they lose.

Plead out all you want, Vick, but no matter how much time passes, people won't forget the kind of person you are.

Americans love a comeback story. Just not yours.

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Re: Falcons' Vick Accused of Executing Dogs
« Reply #6 on: Aug 20^th, 2007, 9:20pm »

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If he wants to play after he's released from jail, they should make him play for the Cleveland Browns. Wink

(The Dawg Pound would kill him.)

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« Reply #8 on: Aug 21^st, 2007, 1:27pm »

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He's an idiot! Who risks a multi-million dollar career for a dog-fighting enterprise?

He's no longer a sports hero, but someone who hurts animals for sport. What a come-down!

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Re: Falcons' Vick Accused of Executing Dogs
« Reply #9 on: Aug 21^st, 2007, 5:48pm »

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Yes he is. But let's see now....how many others have risked their lucrative careers? Dog fighting is just a new one. But what about drugs, drunk driving, cheating on spouses, physical abuse, money laundering, mob association, having sex in the Oval Office? Just to mention a few. Wink

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Re: Falcons' Vick Accused of Executing Dogs
« Reply #10 on: Aug 21^st, 2007, 7:18pm »

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Oh, get a room. Tongue

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« Reply #11 on: Aug 21^st, 2007, 9:43pm »

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This is just sick...

I agree with Liz, those poor dogs...

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« Reply #13 on: Aug 29^th, 2007, 9:43pm »

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he is really dumb for doing something like that

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Re: Falcons' Vick Accused of Executing Dogs
« Reply #14 on: Sep 1^st, 2007, 10:07pm »

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i do not believe 1 word. even though he pleaded guilty i don't believe that he did all the stuff the people said he did.

VICK IS INNOCENT! VICK IS INNOCENT! VICK IS INNOCENT!
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