Reply With QuoteDamn. It sucks to see this but it was pretty much inevitable with all the evidence against him. No word yet on how long the sentence will be, but if I had to guess I would say it won't be short...
Vick to plead guilty
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Originally Posted by Crack Morris
Damn. It sucks to see this but it was pretty much inevitable with all the evidence against him. No word yet on how long the sentence will be, but if I had to guess I would say it won't be short...
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18 to 36 months.
The shit is whack. He was in the south. That's how they get down in the south. I guess hunting and all that are okay. It's okay to kill a deer, but not okay to kill a dog? I feel bad for Vick. His career and life are probably over. Hold ya head homie
Hunting and dog fighting are COMPLETELY different.
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True..
And uh....sorry Vick. It was nice knowing ya...because, this will warrant a lifetime suspension from the NFL...
which means he's also barred from the CFL...and NFL Europe
Which means his football career is over...now here's a really good question...what's left for Mike Vick now after he gets out of jail in a few years.
Hockey?
Baseball?
Basketball?
Movies?
Sitcoms?
Wrestling?
I think he should go into MMA...
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not so much. they're both sports. we license people to shoot birds, rabbits and deer but killing dogs is a felony. im not saying it's right, but i don't think Vick should lose the next 2 years of his life and his career over it.
Mike Vick epitomizes the adage 'from sugar to shit'. Just Blaze shares my thoughts to a T:Now where's all the Vick supporters and "innocent until guilty" folks now?"Fuck you Michael Vick. I hope you burn in hell. Slowly. And in a lot of pain, tons of it. You are a the ESSENCE of a piece of shit. People with no respect for life, (i.e. you, dickhead) are the reason the world is in the condition it is now. Maybe when it’s all said and done we can get you and your bastard friends together, throw you guys in a pool and let you play catch with a few hair dryers, the same way you electrocuted some of those animals. What if at the end of a big game, you broke your leg and they just dragged you out to the back and popped you in the head like a slave that couldn’t carry cotton (or a ball) anymore. Doesnt sound too good does it? Yeah, it didn’t sound so good to us 400 years ago, either. Oh wait.. you HAVE been hurt before right? maybe they should have just shot your ass back then after your broke your fibula and saved us (and those animals) some grief. From the bottom of my heart, Fuck you and I hope you lose everything you have in life. And yo, even if you didn’t do this yourself, you associated with people that did, hosted these events, and let it happen at your place. Fuck you, Ron. And even if you get off.. God will handle you… thoroughly."
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They're very different. You don't set up 2 deer to fight then brutally kill them when 1 loses a fight. Deer don't get mauled, they get shot. Hunting is legal, dog fighting is not.
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"Fuck you Michael Vick. I hope you burn in hell. Slowly. And in a lot of pain, tons of it. You are a the ESSENCE of a piece of shit. People with no respect for life, (i.e. you, dickhead) are the reason the world is in the condition it is now. Maybe when it’s all said and done we can get you and your bastard friends together, throw you guys in a pool and let you play catch with a few hair dryers, the same way you electrocuted some of those animals. What if at the end of a big game, you broke your leg and they just dragged you out to the back and popped you in the head like a slave that couldn’t carry cotton (or a ball) anymore. Doesnt sound too good does it? Yeah, it didn’t sound so good to us 400 years ago, either. Oh wait.. you HAVE been hurt before right? maybe they should have just shot your ass back then after your broke your fibula and saved us (and those animals) some grief. From the bottom of my heart, Fuck you and I hope you lose everything you have in life. And yo, even if you didn’t do this yourself, you associated with people that did, hosted these events, and let it happen at your place. Fuck you, Ron. And even if you get off.. God will handle you… thoroughly."
HAHAHHAHAHA
Best part.
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Michael Vick's lawyer said Monday the NFL star will plead guilty to federal charges related to a dogfighting case, putting the Atlanta Falcons quarterback's career in jeopardy and leaving him subject to a prison term.
The offense is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, although federal sentencing guidelines most likely would call for less. Vick's plea hearing is the morning of Aug. 27.
Lead defense attorney Billy Martin said Vick reached an agreement with federal prosecutors after consulting with his family over the weekend.
"Mr. Vick has agreed to enter a plea of guilty to those charges and to accept full responsibility for his actions and the mistakes he has made," Martin said in a statement. "Michael wishes to apologize again to everyone who has been hurt by this matter."
Martin later told The Associated Press he could not divulge any specifics of the plea agreement or how much time Vick can expect to serve in prison. Prosecutors are seeking a prison term of 12 to 18 months.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has barred Vick from the Falcons' training camp but has withheld further action while the league conducts its own investigation. League sources tell ESPN's Chris Mortensen that Goodell likely will suspend Vick indefinitely and that a final decision on Vick's suspension will be made after his legal case is resolved.
"We totally condemn the conduct outlined in the charges, which is inconsistent with what Michael Vick previously told both our office and the Falcons,'' the league said in a statement. The NFL added that it has asked the Falcons "to continue to refrain from taking action pending a decision by the commissioner."
The Falcons said they were "certainly troubled" by news of the plea but would withhold further comment in compliance with Goodell's request. If the league suspends Vick, the Falcons could then seek to recoup part of his signing bonus of approximately $22 million, because if suspended, then Vick would be in default of his contract, team officials tell ESPN's Sal Paolantonio.
Martin said salvaging Vick's NFL career was never part of the discussions.
"Football is not the most important thing in Michael Vick's life," he said. "He wants to get his life back on track."
Vick is charged with conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and conspiracy to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture. He had pleaded not guilty last month and vowed to clear his name at a November trial.
"I, like all people who know and care about Michael Vick, was very disappointed and saddened by the news," Frank Beamer, who coached Vick at Virginia Tech, said in a statement. "Although all the details are not known at this time, I am greatly concerned that Michael has put himself in this position."
Martin's announcement came as a federal grand jury that could add new charges met in private. Prosecutors had said that a superseding indictment was in the works, but Vick's plea most likely means he will not face additional charges.
U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson said Vick is not scheduled to visit the courthouse before his hearing next week.
Three of Vick's original co-defendants already have pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against him if the case went to trial. Quanis Phillips of Atlanta and Purnell Peace of Virginia Beach signed statements saying the 27-year-old quarterback participated in executing at least eight underperforming dogs by various means, including drowning and hanging.
In a telephone interview with the AP, Martin said Vick is paying a high price for allowing old friends to influence his behavior, but he emphasized that his client takes full responsibility.
"There were some judgment issues in terms of people he was associating with," Martin said. "He realized this is very serious, and he decided to plead so he can begin the healing process."
In addition to Phillips and Peace, Tony Taylor, who pleaded guilty last month, also said Vick provided virtually all of the gambling and operating funds for his "Bad Newz Kennels" operation in rural Virginia, not far from Vick's hometown of Newport News.
The gambling allegations alone could trigger a lifetime ban under the NFL's personal conduct policy.
Vick's Atlanta attorney, Daniel Meachum, told the AP that Vick is taking a chance with his guilty plea as far as his career is concerned because there have been no discussions with the league in recent days.
"There's no promise or even a request of the league to make a promise," Meachum said.
Meachum said the plea deal involves only the federal case. He said he doesn't know if there have been any discussions about resolving Virginia state charges that may be brought against Vick.
The case began April 25 when investigators conducting a drug search at a massive home Vick built in Surry County found 66 dogs, some of them injured, and items typically used in dogfighting. They included a "rape stand" that holds aggressive dogs in place for mating and a "breakstick" used to pry open a dog's mouth.
Vick contended he knew nothing about a dogfighting operation at the home, where one of his cousins lived, and said he rarely visited. The former Virginia Tech star also blamed friends and family members for taking advantage of his generosity and pledged to be more scrupulous.
The July 17 indictment said dogs that lost fights or fared poorly in test fights were sometimes executed by hanging, electrocution or other brutal means. The grisly details fueled public protests against Vick and cost him some of his lucrative endorsement deals.
About a dozen bright red Vick jerseys have been donated -- often accompanied by financial contributions -- to the Atlanta Humane Society since he was indicted last month. The shelter uses them for dog blankets, and to clean up after the animals.
"Kind of appropriate," said Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States.
In a statement issued Monday, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called on the league to incorporate cruelty to animals into its personal conduct policy.
"This case has clearly shown that NFL fans are just as outraged by cruelty to animals as any of the other antisocial behaviors outlined in the policy," PETA's statement read.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
He prolly won't play till 2010.
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We got anybody on HHG from the South thats been to a dogfight? The electrocuting, hanging, and all of that are pretty extreme. But the dogfights themselves are pretty normal. Especially in GA, LA, FL, VA. Those are all of the states I know of, but I'm an east coast dude. Anybody on here been to one? I aint makin this shit up...
lool at nigga sayind dog fitin and huntin are the same
they keep the dogs in cages were they can hardly move starve them beat them then they kill little dogs so the animals can smellt he scent of blood and get violent, then they throw them ina r ing and let them fite
if they lose they kill them.
when you hunt u shoot a bird or wutever u dun torture em first dawg
Just because it's normal doesn't make it right. Slavery and women without rights were "normal" at some point in this country, but everyone knows now that those things aren't right. I think hunting should be illegal just like dogfighting should. Call me a hippy or whatever you want, but shooting anything that's alive or killing anything that's alive should not be accepted as "normal" or "okay". Vick deserves to go to jail for doing what he did, but people who go out and shoot deer or ducks or anything else should go to jail because it's pretty much the same.
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Man its kinda messed up though, nah I'm not talkin about the dogs I'm talkin about Vick, he was our best player in Years and now we're gonna suck again. . .Fuck Pit Bulls!!! That man threw his life away, dumb ass muhfuckahs
Not evidence, just a bunch of snitch ass liars.
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It sucks...'specially if you are in ATL and got no choice but to watch the cotdamn Falcons...what I got to look forward to now...fucking Joey Harrington getting record sacks for this year? Even though the allegations of dog abuse were kinda brutal I feel bad for Vick. I mean his career as a quarterback may be over IF he plays again. It sucks 'cause he was a great player...I wonder how much time he will get. I mean he's 27 so he could get outta prison around 30 years old. What team is gonna take him with all that baggage?
This shit wouldn't have went down like this if them crackers didn't kill Cochran
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Could you be more retarded?
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LOL...yeah Cochran would've gotten him off for sure.
If dog fighting rings and dog carcasses aren't evidence then I don't know what is
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