Vick Offered Minimum One Year Prison Sentence as Part of Plea Deal

[dall-assblows]

he is stupid if he doesnt do this. we all know he did it sooooo why delay the inevitable?

he could be back playing football by next year. trust me he will find work in the NFL. that is unless he is banned from the league FOREVER!!!!

[irish]

This would be getting off too easy for Vick but unless he's an idiot (which I believe he is) he better take it.

[mlmpetert]

Honestly a year is way to much. He has never been convicted of anything before. How is fighting some dogs (personal property) worth getting a YEAR is prison? Poor guy. No way he should accept.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Honestly a year is way to much. He has never been convicted of anything before. How is fighting some dogs (personal property) worth getting a YEAR is prison? Poor guy. No way he should accept.

You're right. I say he should only get two hours.

Of course, those two hours should be spent in a ring covered in A-1 sauce with the personal property that he tortured and maimed and, if he tries to exit the ring, will just taser his ass.

What an insanely stupid statement. Read the indictment. If you in anyway condone that behavior or believe it is even acceptable conduct for members of society, then you and I have serious, probably irreconcilable, differences as to the treatment of living things.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Honestly a year is way to much. He has never been convicted of anything before. How is fighting some dogs (personal property) worth getting a YEAR is prison? Poor guy. No way he should accept.

Maybe I would agree with your point if it was some causual dog fighting once in a blue moon, but from what I have read he had an illegal organized dog fighting ring which bring in more laws broken. Then you add in the fact of how these dogs where treated and killed makes it even that much worse. Poor guy nothing, a year sentence is light for what he has done. He knew what he was doing so the poor guy agument is stupid.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Maybe I would agree with your point if it was some causual dog fighting once in a blue moon, but from what I have read he had an illegal organized dog fighting ring which bring in more laws broken. Then you add in the fact of how these dogs where treated and killed makes it even that much worse. Poor guy nothing, a year sentence is light for what he has done. He knew what he was doing so the poor guy agument is stupid.

Totally, Mike was somewhat of a dog fighting.......lord, not a casual user. IMO, that increases the severity of the offense!

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Honestly a year is way to much. He has never been convicted of anything before. How is fighting some dogs (personal property) worth getting a YEAR is prison? Poor guy. No way he should accept.

Really?

[Chief X_Phackter]

My hope is that if he takes the one year plea deal, the Atlanta Falcons drop him. I haven't seen his contract, but I find it hard to believe that they couldn't get out of it with the given circumstances. If it comes down to it, the NFL would probably help out the Falcons out (monetarily or whatever) just to save some face in the public eye. I doubt he ever plays in the NFL again, and if he does that's pretty sad.

I wonder who he is ratting on to get such a light sentence.

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

My hope is that if he takes the one year plea deal, the Atlanta Falcons drop him. I haven't seen his contract, but I find it hard to believe that they couldn't get out of it with the given circumstances. If it comes down to it, the NFL would probably help out the Falcons out (monetarily or whatever) just to save some face in the public eye. I doubt he ever plays in the NFL again, and if he does that's pretty sad.

I wonder who he is ratting on to get such a light sentence.

Doesn't sound like he's ratting on anybody, more the opposite if anything, that his boys are on him.

I don't think it's a light sentence for a plea deal. A deal is always a lighter sentence, or there would be no incentive for it. Is it light compared to what he might get if the feds add additional charges related to conspiring in a gambling operation? yes, but that's all the more reason the feds are threatening those charges, so they can make this deal & be done w/it.

I see him playing again. He'll get the right pr help & try to make amends w/the public. One thing he may have going for him is that it sounded from the indictment that he tried to distance himself from the operation 3 years ago when he & TAylor had the falling out. Did he get out of the business then? I guess that remains to be seen.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

Doesn't sound like he's ratting on anybody, more the opposite if anything, that his boys are on him.

I don't think it's a light sentence for a plea deal. A deal is always a lighter sentence, or there would be no incentive for it. Is it light compared to what he might get if the feds add additional charges related to conspiring in a gambling operation? yes, but that's all the more reason the feds are threatening those charges, so they can make this deal & be done w/it.

I see him playing again. He'll get the right pr help & try to make amends w/the public. One thing he may have going for him is that it sounded from the indictment that he tried to distance himself from the operation 3 years ago when he & TAylor had the falling out. Did he get out of the business then? I guess that remains to be seen.

Probably not a light sentence for a plea deal, but a light sentence for what he was involved with according to the indictment. I hope he doesn't take the deal and goes away for longer, but I'm sure he has good lawyers that will tell him that would be stupid (but then again obviously he is).

It is possible he implicates others, maybe not anyone we'll know, but it could be part of his deal. That is what a deal is, you give us something and plead guilty to these charges, and we'll give you a lesser sentence for cooperating.

I think it would be a big mistake for the NFL to let him play again.

[Dlyne8r]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Honestly a year is way to much. He has never been convicted of anything before. How is fighting some dogs (personal property) worth getting a YEAR is prison? Poor guy. No way he should accept.

It wasn't just some casual event as a previous poster mentioned. Allegedly, and it sounds very credible that the evidence is rock solid, he was involved in a brutal, inhumane activity that killed and maimed dogs against their will. “Poor guy.” Man, what have you been smokin’? In addition, if the gambling angle is ever proven, he will have committed yet another FEDERAL crime. That alone has major implications. Mike Vick is no poor soul my friend and a one year suspension would be getting off extremely light. However, I think he would be foolish if he were not to accept the plea. He could do his time, albeit a short term, get out and somehow try to get back into the good graces of the NFL (not likely). Or, and I would almost be willing to take the higher risk option, he could fight it in court. Remember, it would be a jury trial and he only has to convince one juror of his innocence. I guess we’ll know pretty soon what he decides to do, but Vick is no saint.

[irish]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Honestly a year is way to much. He has never been convicted of anything before. How is fighting some dogs (personal property) worth getting a YEAR is prison? Poor guy. No way he should accept.

Its not the dog fighting, its the interstate gambling that went along with the dogfighting. The gambling is why the feds are involved. The dogfighting is just a disgusting enabler for the gambling.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Honestly a year is way to much. He has never been convicted of anything before. How is fighting some dogs (personal property) worth getting a YEAR is prison? Poor guy. No way he should accept.

No sense in piling on but are you serious with this post or just trolling?

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

No sense in piling on but are you serious with this post or just trolling?

I am serious (and not blog savvy enough to know what trolling means). I understand that my opinion is a minority on this site so Id rather stay out of this issue as much as possible, but one year seems extremely excessive to me for a first time offender.

However I have not read the indictment so my knowelge is only limited to everything Ive read here and have heard on tv.

Go Skins!!!

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

I am serious (and not blog savvy enough to know what trolling means). I understand that my opinion is a minority on this site so Id rather stay out of this issue as much as possible, but one year seems extremely excessive to me for a first time offender.

However I have not read the indictment so my knowelge is only limited to everything Ive read here and have heard on tv.

Go Skins!!!

As you said, your opinion is in the minority, I was just wondering if you were serious or just looking to piss people off (trolling...). As you see on this site, differing opinions are welcome as long as you can rationally discuss them...

Don't you think the severity of the crime warrants a little more than one year?