[BoxMeIn21]

He had to know or is incredibly stupid. I know if it were me and my multi-million dollar career was on the line, I wouldn't be so careless as to not know what's going on in my own home - whether I lived there or not.

[chucky]

he is full of crap, he knew, i have no doubts about it, he was getting paid of the fights, 66 dogs in the house and he claims he has nothing to do with it, b.s.
if someone slips and falls by your house you are responsible regardless you live there or not, so he is responsible for whatever happens in his house, he is the owner, so fully responsible, no doubt.
he ain,t stupid, he tryes to play stupid, and it will be very stupid of anyone to belive him.

[taurus]

Originally Posted by RonE

The dogs were found in a house belonging to Michael. Michael does not live there. His cousin does. Michael swears he has no idea what goes on there. There have been lots of allegations but no legal proof - yet.

Marcus is a gun runner. Family gatherings must be interesting.

Personally, I would start looking for a new role model and hero. Michael either fights dogs or is involved with people who do. Either is despicable.

i'm far from a bad person. i would never fight my dog. i was even scared as a kid when i would walk my dog because the nighborhood i grew up in had a bunch of kids that would fight there pit bulls.
i know poeple who have fought dogs...family members and i also know people who steal and rob.
there in my family, i dont like it. if i knew at the time he was fighting a dog i would have prevented it from happening! one way or another.

but that doesnt make ME a bad person. its very possible he bought that house for his cousin in his name and let that be that. and its possible he was involved in the whole thing we dont know. lets not assume the worst. hopefully another sports star doesnt turn out to be scum

[BoxMeIn21]

He's certainly not a saint...
JANUARY 18--Miami police are investigating NFL star Michael Vick after airport screeners yesterday seized a water bottle from him at a security checkpoint and later discovered that the bottle included a "concealed compartment" that appeared to contain a small amount of marijuana. According to a Miami-Dade Police Department report, a copy of which you'll find below, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback was "reluctant to turn over his water bottle during the screening process" at Miami International Airport (the athlete was booked on an AirTran flight to Atlanta). Vick subsequently relinquished the 20-ounce Aquafina bottle, which was placed in a recycling bin by a Transportation Security Administration screener. Suspicious as to why Vick hesitated in handing over the bottle, TSA screener Gertrude Joseph retrieved the bottle, notified her supervisor, and brought the item to the TSA operations center. There, officials discovered that the bottle's label "contained a seam which separated the top and the bottom of the bottle. Both ends were sealed by clear partitions and what appeared to be a silicone sealant." The concealed compartment, the report notes, contained "a small amount of dark particulate and a pungent aroma closely associated with Marijuana."

[taurus]

geez. its so sad to see stuff like this. he's a idiot

[DOBERMAN_07]

POSTED 11:02 p.m. EDT, May 30, 2007
POINDEXTER SAYS HE HAS PROOF OF VICK AT DOG FIGHTS
In yet another stunning turn of events, the prosecutor who on Tuesday renewed suspicions that he's dragging his feet by scuttling a search warrant now says that he has evidence placing Falcons quarterback Michael Vick at the scene of dog fighting.
Reports WAVY-TV: "When asked, 'At this moment in time, do we have any evidence that puts Vick at dog fighting?' [Gerald] Poindexter replied, 'Yes.'"
Wow.
Of course, this comment is coming from a guy who said nine days ago that lawyers who try their cases in the press are despicable, and who thereafter suggested that there was insufficient evidence to link anyone to dog fighting on Vick's Virginia property.
Poindexter also provided further explanation for his decision not to proceed with a warrant that had been obtained by a member of the Sheriff's department, and approved by a magistrate.

"Deputy Brinkman made a mistake," Poindexter said. "He should have gotten some legal advice during the affidavit for the search warrant." Poindexter also explained that, if the search had later been deemed to be unconstitutional, subsequent searches might have been jeopardized, too.
WVEC-TV reported earlier in the day that Poindexter opted not to proceed with the warrant because investigators are now focused on informants who have reached out to law enforcement authorities.
"We have informants," Poindexter confirmed. "We have people who are volunteering to make those allegations [that Vick attended dog fights]."
Meanwhile, Vick remains silent. By the time his story ever comes out in a court of law, the court of public opinion will have long since condemned him.

POSTED 11:30 p.m. EDT, May 30, 2007
HIGH-LEVEL SOURCE SAYS NFL BELIEVES VICK IS GUILTY
A source with direct involvement in league management issues tells us that the NFL believes that Michael Vick had full knowledge of and involvement in the dog-fighting operation discovered last month at his property in Virginia.
Let's repeat that one.
A source with direct involvement in league management issues tells us that the NFL believes that Michael Vick had full knowledge of and involvement in the dog-fighting operation discovered last month at his property in Virginia.
Per the source, NFL Security has been investigating the situation actively, and the information that NFL Security has obtained has resulted in a belief at the upper reaches of the organization that Vick's past denial is untrue.
Another source with knowledge of the situation confirms that, at last week's ownership meetings in Nashville, discussions regarding conversations with NFL Security indicated the league's belief that the evidence points to a conclusion that Vick was actively involved in dogs fighting.
This disclosure explains a lot of things, in our view. It was after last week's ownership meetings that rumors percolated through the league that the Falcons are bracing for a suspension of Vick. It was also after these meetings that reports surfaced of NFL Security's offer of assistance to Surry County, Virginia investigators. And it was after these meetings that ESPN jumped into the fray with a fat-guy cannonball, airing claims from a witness with a shielded face and altered voice who says that Vick is a dog-fighting "heavyweight."
We still don't know whether Vick will ever be convicted. His wealth can purchase the best legal talent in the land, and it's not all that hard to weave reasonable doubt into any set of facts. But the irreparable damage to Vick's football career will be done the moment that charges are filed. We firmly believe that, once indicted, he promptly will be suspended, and the Falcons will eventually cut him.
Since the Raiders have drafted their quarterback of the future, the one team who might be interested in giving him a second chance would have no need for him.
Even if Vick somehow avoids an indictment, his marketability is now shot, and his image is forever tarnished. Plus, his decision to remain silent in the face of day after day of damaging revelations has put his reputation, we believe, beyond the point of no return.
In fact, Vick's best bet at this point might be to cop a plea, testify against others, enter rehab for whatever condition he says contributed to any antisocial behavior to which he admits, and then hope for redemption.

Now jail him!