Nike suspends Vick.... Rebock drops his jersey

stacyofhavertown · July 2007

Woo Hoo!!!!! I hope we hepled on this matter. I hope the dumbass is left with nothing but the poorhouse. Maybe he should pick up the dog doo doo in shelters before he goes to jail. I hope they fry him!!

Hugs,
Stacy

LuAnnH · July 2007

They need to come down harder on these people who are role models to young people! Stacy, I worked for a large company about 2 years ago from your town. I grew up in PA but never heard of Blue Bell until I worked for them.

LuAnn

JoanofArdmore · July 2007

Stacy, YAY!!! And I hope this is just the START of the evil one's downward spiral.

Thanks for this happy news!
hugs, Joan

NoH8 · July 2007

Not to be cynical, but I'll bet these companies did this for PR and sales reasons, not because they're idealogically against what he did. Whatever the reason, I'm glad they did so.

iodine · July 2007

Actually, one of the company's presidents' is a female who brings her 4 dogs to work with her daily. Don't remember if it's the shirt company or the sports card company.

pnut2 · July 2007

have the cutest scottish terrier in the whole world. cant imagine anyone laying hands on him or abusing him in anyway. he will get whats coming to him tenfold.

NoH8 · July 2007

Good to know, idoine!

Anonymous · July 2007

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bonny1963 · July 2007

The poor dogs cannot defend themselves against humans so Vick should be put into a dog pit and let the animals turn on him. Let him see how it feels. Whatever the reasons, good for Nike and Reebok! Bonny

iodine · August 2007

Saw on the news that Vick's jersey is being used to clean out kennels! Made my day!

lv2cmp · August 2007

LOL Iodine then they should make him wear it.

Amy

Anonymous · August 2007

I saw that too, Dottie. I thought that was sooooo funny.

Here's a few excerpts from an article I read with some of my comments.

Quote:

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. (another victim!)

"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." (This guy is unbelievable! He's not serious about his apology. He's blaming other people for HIS behavior!)

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. (This statement was BEFORE he decided to plead guilty. What a chicken $&!+!)

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. (Now this is funny!)

Shirley

Sierra · August 2007

Looks good on him!

I can not stand to look at the man's face
on the front page of the paper here today.

biondi · August 2007

THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF HIM IN THE "BIG HOUSE". I READ WHERE THERE ARE SOME 40,000 DOG FIGHTERS IN THE US. MANY OF THEM ACTIVE ON THE INTERNET. BUT SINCE DOG FIGHTING HAS BECOME A FEDERAL OFFENSE, IT WILL DRIVE MANY OF THEM UNDERGROUND. SOME ARE PROFESSIONAL GAMBLING GROUPS AND SOME ARE AMATURE GROUPS.. LETS HOPE THAT THIS CASE, WILL FERET OUT MANY OF THEM. THEY ARE ENCOURAGING VICK TO GIVE UP THE NAMES OF OTHER GROUPS, IN EXCHANGE FOR A LIGHTER SENTENCE. AND EVEN IF HE GET LESS JAIL TIME, HIS NFL DAYS ARE TOAST!! AND SO ARE HIS ENDORSEMENTS. THE ONLY REASON HE IS COPING A PLEA, IS BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THE SUPERSEDEING INDICTMENT THE PROSECUTORS WERE ASKING FOR I.E. RICO, WOULD PUT HIM AWAY FOR 20 YEARS. HE HAS NO REMORSE, JUST PISSED OFF HE WAS CAUGHT.
NOW WE HAVE TO WORK ON A HUMANE WAY, TO SLAUGHTER THE AMIMALS WE EAT EVERY DAY.I USED TO DO THE FILM PROCESSING AND PHOTOS FOR API, ANIMAL PROTECTION INSTUTE IN CA. AND IF YOU WOULD SEE WHAT GOES ON IN THESE SLAUGHTER HOUSE'S, AND MANY VEAL FARMS, YOU WOULD NEVER EAT MEAT AGAIN..

JoanofArdmore · August 2007

Look at this:I think it's a GREAT idea!!

Michael Vick's Dog Days

Dear Friends,

Wouldn't it be wonderful to see Michael Vick play football
again? That remains an enormous wish/fantasy on my part.

If you've been living alone in the wilderness in a Montana
cabin without electricity, then you might not have heard
that the Atlanta Falcon quarterback has led a secret life.

Vick is accused of breeding pit bulls to fight. He is also
accused of wagering on vicious bouts of pit bulls fighting
to their deaths. Finally, Vick is accused of drowning,
shooting, and electrocuting those dogs who survived those
bouts as losers. In that regard, Vick is at the bottom of
the animal rights scale, and has become a pariah to his
friends, teammates, and most of the human race.

I come to seek his redemption.

This past week, I've spoken with concerned parties
regarding a solution to the Michael Vick horror story.

I have communicated with the National Football League
Commissioner's office. I have spoken with representatives
of Mr. Vick's football team. I have also discussed a
solution to this story with Vick's attorney's office,
agent, members of the People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals, and the Humane Society. Finally, I have discussed
a solution with the federal prosecutor in this case and
have faxed a written proposal/solution to his attention.

Here is what I propose.

Sending Vick to jail will not help pit bulls. Sending
Vick to prison in a plea bargain for one year benefits
nobody. My suggestion is to allow Vick to play football
this year.

In exchange for his freedom, Mr. Vick must dedicate his
entire $13 million salary for 2007 to setting up a
sanctuary for abused, rescued, and abandoned dogs. The
director of that shelter would be a heroic animal rights
champion, Tina Volpe. I have already discussed this
subject with Tina, and she is agreeable. Tina already
runs a small shelter for animals and is a well-respected
champion of animal rights. See:

http://www.globaltalkradio.com/shows/wakeupamerica

Tina would simultaneously build and run a shelter for hundreds
of animals, and establish an educational program which
promotes spay and neutering of companion animals. These
saved animals will become ambassadors for the millions of
animals that cannot be saved.

Mr. Vick would do a 180 degree turn and help to promote
animal welfare. His mea culpa would result in an unprecedented
world of good for the animals.

Do you like this idea?
Do you hate this idea?

Please share your opinions with the prosecutor, a very moral man
by the name of Mike Gill. Let Mr. Gill know that such a decision
would be more than a Solomon-like decision. It would be a
most Noble act.

Mike Gill's fax:

804-771-2316

Robert Cohen
i4crob@earthlink.net

__._,_.___

biondi · August 2007

joan, i think it is a great idea, but too late.the feds want and have this guy now. when this case first came to light, i wrote to peta, and several other groups, the nfl, etc, and suggested that vick admit his guilt,do his time, offer to give half of his salary to shelters around the u.s., and beg for forgivness. maybe he could have salvaged the image people have of him, as a dog killer.but he is a smug thug, and now he is paying the price..

Anonymous · August 2007

I think MV is disgusting. I hope he goes to jail and is never allowed to play football again. He hurt animals. Why? Cause he liked it. And how he hurt them is disgusting. I say throw the books at him and never let him see the inside of the NFL again.

Nicki

abbadoodles · August 2007

This whole story is so revolting. Breeding dogs to be killers and then killing them by such primitive means when they lose is lower than low.

If a person can abuse helpless animals this way, how do they treat women and children?

Why, oh why, do we treat sports stars like gods in this country? It makes them think they can do anything. Just look to recent history..........

Tina

Sierra · August 2007

Right Tina,

Did he have children?

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Aug/21/br/br0498312765.html

someone just sent me this
link

Darbysmom · August 2007

I think it would be great for an animal shelter to get $12 million but feel Vick should be in prison for a long time - he should never be permitted to play football again. This, to me would be blood money with his feelings toward animals would - they would remain the same no matter what he said. He is a sadist. I understand as a child he abused animals. I read somewhere the best punishment would be to cover him in raw meat and put him in a cell with some to the pit bulls he trained! That would be a just punishment. I just detest this guy - he is sick but do not want that used as a reason why he did such things. I am a season Jet ticket holder and if the likes of Vick ever play again that is it for me.

Connie

Zzap · August 2007

The whole Vick thing made me feel sick. I just don't understand how someone can be so cruel. Those poor dogs...

topo · August 2007

Hi all,
We are fortunate that laws regarding animal abuse are beginning to change. Used to be that you could do anything to an animal with no consequences. Now at least they can get prison time. Not enough time, mind you, but at least we're beginning to realize that animals (all animals) have a right to live without some human torturing them. Today in the news, Rev. Charles White from the NAACP said that Vick should be allowed to play football when he gets out of prison. He said, "it's just a dog". Obviously, Rev White, is a hypocrite. I'm really sick of people who think of animals as fair game for humans. I think Vick and his likes should be sentenced the same punishment as if they had done this to humans. I have four dogs, nine cats, and I wouldn't trade them for the world. I love my animals as much as I love any human, more than some humans. If, in fact, Vick is allowed to play football again, I think Americans should boycott NFL games. It's time that blacks recognize that sticking up for someone just because they're black does a disservice to all blacks. Make this man pay for his crimes. I'm not a racist nor do I usually advocate for revenge. But in this case, I think Vick deserves more punishment than he'll ever receive. There is no amount of punishment that will actually serve justice.
Topo

Sierra · August 2007

No there is no punishment

and people are now saying
M Vick was abused or whatever

Sorry, we just can not allow this to continue

Thank goodness, things might change

Not to mention of course, the poor
little animals that were used as bait ((

A heinous and cowardly crime

Anonymous · August 2007

Quote:

It's time that blacks recognize that sticking up for someone just because they're black does a disservice to all blacks. Make this man pay for his crimes. I'm not a racist nor do I usually advocate for revenge. But in this case, I think Vick deserves more punishment than he'll ever receive. There is no amount of punishment that will actually serve justice.
Topo

Please - let's not lump every Black person who happens to disagree with the idea of Vick not being able to make a living into one big "bandwagon" category. Some of us are taking the positions we are exactly because we are NOT bandwagoners...

I'm an animal lover - a Black one at that - who happens to think that a SUSPENSION from the NFL - in addition to whatever else the law has for this man - is enough. Sure, what was done was awful - and I'm not suggesting he get a mere slap on the wrists, but to punish the man by taking away his ability to earn a living? Ummm...no.

How many people had this man drawn and quartered before all the facts were even in? There was a story about a wealthy couple in NYC who stood accused of keeping two women as SLAVES in their home. No protests at their arraignment, no nightly commentaries on how heinous the crime was - not even after they were released to house arrest after posting $4 million bail a few days ago. They treated these women worse than most of us treat our pets and there was no chorus of "they deserve to fry!" at all. But, see they're not celebs, so they will slip back into obscurity in no time flat - ankle bracelets and all.

THAT is the kind of crap that sickens this dog-loving brown girl...

Dnicoletto · August 2007

And to think that Genarlow Wilson has probably already served more time than Mike Vick ever will. Now that's a crime!

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/opinio...ner=rssuserland

~Dorie

iodine · August 2007

I agree that this is certainly a celebrity issue, not a race issue.
There are athletes who have felony convictions and are still either playing on national teams or are announcers with no loss of income because the previous commissioners saw fit to not permanately suspend them.
This new commissioner(or whatever he's called) seems more inclined to not be so lenient.
In this country, when a person pays for their crime, with time or fine, they are set free.
Now, if no team wants him because it's too much trouble to put up with PETA or marches against the stadium or he's not good enough anymore, that's a different story.
What he has done, and seems to take no personal responsibility for, IMO, is the almost the absolute bottom of the bottom. Make no mistake on how I feel about this. His actions disgust me. And the actions of all those who will not be in the papers and on TV and the internet when and if they are caught doing the same thing make me feel the same horror.

snufflesmom · August 2007

I can not express how much this man and anyone that does this to dogs sicken me. I could just spit nails I hate it so much. I pray someday someone treats him the way those dogs were treated. I hope he rots in hell............

Randi

Anonymous · August 2007

Yeah, the whole Genarlow Wilson sickens me too, Dorie. The Georgia Supreme Court should be ashamed of itself...

Anonymous · August 2007

I think Mr. Wilson's record also should be expunged. However, we cannot compare what Vick did to what happened to this young man. It's apples and oranges.

This is not a racial thing. I don't care if it was a white football player. The outrage would still be the same. These "celebrities" should be held accountable.

May I ask one question? If it were a white man that did this, who would come to his defense saying that after he is punished he should be able to continute playing football? If there is/was one I would be outraged!

So, please don't make this racial. We certainly do not need more division and certainly not on this board.

One thing about Vick, he can afford the best defense.
Shirley

iodine · August 2007

The Wilson case is a complete miscarriage of justice

biondi · August 2007

yes, i agree, this is apples and oranges. human's have their attorny's, family and friends to help them hear their case. our animals, in this case, our canine friends, have no one, just us, to advocate for them in the name of justice. we must become their voice. that is the difference.
and i for one, will speak loudly for them.

Nike suspends Vick.... Rebock drops his jersey

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