So the Feds went in with a backhoe and pulled out 44 more dog corpses from Mike Vick's (recently) former property and home of "BadNewz Kennels". For those of you who thought the radio silence since the last raid was a good thing; 'ya shoulda' known better. I told you that the Feds were slow and meticulous, and that Vick's alarminly low profile was an effort not to step any deeper into the doggie-doo mess he's created for himself.
Naturally, local "authorities", the ones who refused to execute a search warrant due to improper wording and who as much as labeled the search a racist vendetta, continued their promised "parallel" investigation by going on vacation. I agree that racism did play a part in the investigation. Racism drove the local authorities to desperately attempt to sweep the gruesome "murder for sport and profit" operation under the rug.
Now is when the chant of "but Vick wasn't named in the investigation" comes in, right fellas? Chant all you want. It'll fall on the same ears as the "dogfighting is not a felony" chant.
True, only the Kennel name was mentioned in the investigation. Pretty standard procedure in the world of CYA, protocol though. Make no mistake, there is no way that the Feds will so much as peep what could be considered breach of conduct, so Mr. Mexico can blow $40 million on a gang of soulless litigators to get him out of jail on a technicality.
True, RMex has kindly dumped all the blame on his relatives, no doudt offering to make them rich once they do his time.
True, the Meximeltdown hasn't even been indicted, yet.
Yet.
And if you think the feds raided the place not once but twice to put on a good show and forget all about it, think again.
If you think that the Feds lack the strings to tie Mex to the operation, think again.
But if you insist on kidding yourselves, or hoping that the race card will save a brutha, ask yourselves this.
Why did the feds go in a 2nd time? Was it a hunch? 'Cause I got news for 'ya guys, nobody brings a backhoe on a hunch. Somebody's already singing. Maybe they haven't given up Mexico's name yet. Maybe they have. But the good folks at Uncle Sam & Co. will not, I repeat, will not convene a grand jury until they have every last shred of dog flesh to display. They will lean very hard on the perps, friends and family of the perps, who undoubtedly are a strike or two down in the count.
And oh yeah, at the very least, there's the fallback of a conspiracy charge. And you know how conspiracy law works folks, "in for a penny in for a pound".
Right now, a team of defense lawyers is working very closely with a team of private investigators to try and discredit the folks who already have or will soon point the arrow at the most exciting #### in pro football.
Because this isn't OJ. It isn't the LAPD. It isn't Barry Scheck befuddling a biased jury into believeing that procedural errors made conclusive DNA evidence unreliable.
It isn't a case of "if". There won't be any technicality exits. It's a case of when and how long. But please, feel free to keep kidding yourselves, right up until Vick finishes his sentence.
Vick is going to Federal Prison, and thats where he belongs, once the Feds are on your back your through! They will bring up so much evidence and no doubt already have rats to spill the beans on Vick! You are right about the conspiracy laws also, they really don't even need evidence just two people that said you did it and your fried!
Also in the Federal system you have to serve 85 percent of your conviction no matter what, so it might be a good idea for Vick to plead guilty or they will hammer his ####!
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"Naturally, local "authorities", the ones who refused to execute a search warrant due to improper wording and who as much as labeled the search a racist vendetta, continued their promised "parallel" investigation by going on vacation."
Lmao...
Ah what a great piece. I agree though, until every bit of Lassie is scraped off the carpets they won't do a damn thing in fear of Mr. Atlanta getting out on some little technical issue.
Thanks for the great write up. I saw the headlines and was thinking of posting similarly. Well done. By the way here is a interesting link regarding the punishment facing Mr. Vick:
http://www.hsus.org/legislation_law s/federal_legislation/cruelty_issue s/animal_fighting_law_signed.htmlr>
I'm thinking the feds are involved due to the interstate activity of this operation (not too mention as you noted, the locals would trip over their feet anyway). Mr. Vick would have wished he kept everything confined to the state of Virginia. Although Virginia state laws are similar to the federal laws, we all know that the Feds will handle the case professionally and seek the maximum punishment allowable by law. The recently updated Federal law indicates it carries a 3 year sentence for each infraction. If there are supposedly 40+ dog carcasses that have been found, this guy is in some serious ####. Will he get 120 years, No. But I'm sure he will spend at least 1 year in prison in some form or fashion, and receive a healthy fine. ($250,000 per infraction.) Fantasy footballers beware!!!
With local law enforcement recalcitrant, I can't help but wonder if there are bigger fish than Vick involved. It might be his get out of jail card if he can name an elected official or two.
It must be nice to have so much cast that Vick can buy houses and 'not know what's up' there.
Ignorance is bliss!
So, Batman, Batgirl wants me to take her to dinner. I want to be back by the time Talladega Nighs starts. Can you call on the BatPhone @ 8:45, so I can get out of the restaurant on time?
Always think about the other angle, aren't 'ya. I thought for sure that locals had an interest, but never considered the idea that dirtwater cops would be in on the game.
I bow down to your greatness! I guess the Feds are doing Mike Mexico like they gonna do Barry Bonds. They want to put him in something they cant shake a loose. I will have a cola in my hand and also watch the Feds do the “one two step” all over both these guys. (Yes I dropped the Ciara reference here)
Racism? Bah humbug. Nobody made Barry do what he do, and no one made Mike Vick use his home as Madison Square Garden South for (alleged) pooch battle royals.
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you know its so funny to me how , so many people walking the streets in sports or not, are not in some litagation with courts by any means , they havent done anything wrong!!! it dosent matter a hill of beans gulity or not, there hasnt been any thing parden the pun vick (dug up) against them! my point if we keep our noses clean why worry!!! and i mean (CLEAN) and back to the OJ case look at all the pictures of his ex wife !! the 911 calls to the police etc etc etc omg who did it THE DOG!!!!!!????????? why in gods name cant we just tell the truth!!!!!! i rember telling so many lies when i used to drink, why to get what i wanted or thought i needed!!! when i finnaly got my head out of my ??? you know truthfully no pun intended, it really felt damn good to finally tell the truth!! comeon as a person who lied so many times!!!! i can tell the truth YOU know when your not telling the truth!!!!!!! in your inner selve!!! YOU DO!!!! an observation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! think about it!!!!
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Where? I haven't found an article. I only read 10 and that took me a while to find. Sorry I would like to have the exact of yours so I can confirm it. I don't doubt your saying because they found some that's all.
I'm definitely curious as to where Blank and Goodell stand on this issue. If I were a conspiracy theorist I'd say that both Goodell and Blank are knee deep in this investigation. Bobby Petrino needs to find a quarterback now.
OK, just for grins I'm going to play the devils advocate here, and don't get me wrong, dog fighting or any other fight to the death (rooster, dog, man, whatever) is sick IMO, but this disease is part of human nature, nothing new (what were those people at the Rome coliseum watching anyway?).
Here we go! The feds are being given way too much credit here. Anybody remember a little fiasco in Waco Texas, a guy named David Koresh? I'm not saying that once the Feds put their sights on something that they aren't "pit bulls" (pun intended), but they don't always handle things as well as police at the federal level should. As far as locals being involved, there isn't a doubt in my mind. Anyone whose ever lived in small towns where fights "secretly" take place know that people know and are involved whether actively or passively. People take money so raids don't happen. People are taken out to dinner, wined and dined, or in an operation of this magnitude vacations in the Mediterranean. On the other hand people with mouths that run wind up missing, even in the less well funded "good'ol'boys" operations. Which leads me to wonder how this operation REALLY got "discovered".
The other thing is, why are the feds involved at this level? There is a lot of manpower and $$$ being poured into something, as horrible as it is, that goes on all over rural America, at least regionally. Have they ever persued animal fights like this before? As I believe was the case with Waco, are they looking to make some big names for someone
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Continued:
(Janet Reno is gone, but someone's name will be prominant at some point in this)?
What if they poured this kind of effort into stopping child porn or finding missing children? As much as I would like to see MV (if guilty) go to jail, I'd rather see just one missing child found and saely returned where they belong.
This dogfighting business is like like stomping out cockroaches. For every MV they stomp there are thousands more hiding in the walls.
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BTW, CR, I followed the link you gave that was supposed to number some approximation of doggie remains found in the latest excavation, but the only numbers given were from previous raids (54 live and 10 dead). The only eyewitness, API reporter from a heli, said he couldn't identify what was found and loaded into cold storage, but that is nit picking. I don't know the #, but I think we all have a pretty good idea "what" was found.
As much as I hate to say it, I'd bet Goodell is ####in' his drawers right now. I hope I'm wrong, but I've always said this policy would come into question when a headliner (on the field) made a boo-boo.
As far as Blank goes, let's say he's not above protecting his investment.
Don't confuse yourself. The feds pour a fortune into stomping out the child-porn cockroaches too.
The Feds are involved for two reasons.
Dogfighting is now a federal crime, so the Feds would be remiss not to be involved. But it's not because of the inhumanity, it's because of the illegal gambling attached.
It appears that there has been some local/state investigative miscounduct, in which case it's the responsibility of the Feds to intervene.
Your point that a Vick prosecution will not stop dogfighting is entirely accurate. When has a single prosecution of anyone ever stopped a type of crime from being committed?
No, dehbashi, you're not correct. You're not incorrect either.
Depending on what you read, for instance Lisa's blog (where she jacked the radio newspiece), the first haul was 33.
Link I posted says they found an additional seven and thirty plus (more) were rumored. At this point it's impossible to put an exact number on the dead bodies, because almosts all of the information is the result of leaks. But I'm betting that Forty is a very conservative number. If and when any official information comes out, I'll make a correction.
This isn't a clearly defined tort law issue kids, it's a bunch of hearsay and I guessed low.
