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Post by theref on May 27, 2007 19:00:55 GMT
Seen the following article and i wonder will he be suspended ?
(May 27, 2007) -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was at a dog fight in 2000 and is "one of the heavyweights" in the sport, ESPN reported.
The network cited a police informant whom a dog-fighting investigator called "extremely reliable."
"That's who bets a large dollar," the informant said on the show Outside the Lines. "And they have the money to bet large money. As I'm talking about large money, 30 to 40 thousand, even higher. He's one of the heavyweights."
When asked how he knows Vick bets that amount, the informant said, "because I've seen it."
The informant said his dog beat Vick's dog in 2000, the year before Vick was chosen by the Falcons with the first overall pick in the NFL draft.
Investigator David Hunt said information from the informant has "resulted in the arrest of several individuals over the past few years, numerous search warrants, as well as convictions."
Surry County (Va.) Commonwealth attorney Gerald Poindexter said May 25 he is confident charges will be brought in the investigation of a possible dog-fighting operation at a house then owned by Vick. Dog fighting is a felony in Virginia.
Police raided the rural home April 25 as part of a drug investigation. They seized 66 dogs, 55 of them pit bulls, and equipment that could be associated with dog fighting.
Vick has said he let a cousin, Davon Boddie, live at the house, and he didn't know a large kennel on the property could be involved in criminal activity.
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Post by 7is7 on May 27, 2007 19:20:37 GMT
Well they should do.
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Post by MarcMadill on Jun 3, 2007 19:35:50 GMT
If he's convicted, then yes, but I'm still not completely convinced about this. There has been no real evidence that Vick has been involved. He may own the house, but unless he is guilty of anything, he should not be suspended. If you rent a flat and don't pay for your TV license, it's you that's broken the law, the landlord is not at fault. This story wouldn't have quite as much publicity if it wasn't for the 'hidden marijuana-story' a little while ago. That story was blown out of proportion but he was cleared having done nothing wrong. I never believed that story for a second, and I'm suspicious of this one too. This seems nothing more than Tabloid Trash to me.
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