Sneak some weed in a water bottle.

I guess I don't understand what he was thinking? Smoke all you want, but don't take it to the airport. I don't even take change to the airport anymore let alone more than 3 oz of fluids. He must have been stoned.

I dunno if it hubris or stupidity.

THC showing up in your urine is bad enough but covertly trying to smuggle marijuana on a plane past the federal officials? Serious issues here.

Michael Vick: REALLY?!

Well...well...well...looks like some people owe Michael Vick an apology. According to the COMPLETION of the investigation, there was no evidence of marijuana found in the water bottles.

I do apologize for jumping the gun there. I guess the airport police are as good at sniffing marijuana as I am at sniffing a cover-up.

If I were his bosses I'd still like to know why his water bottle has a secret compartment and why he was reportedly so reluctant to give it up. It sure isn't likely that it's to carry his keys.

And what exact business is it of his "bosses" if he's carrying around bottles with secret compartments in them? Its suspicious but hardly illegal and since there was nothing to be found in the bottles as first reported its none of the Falcons business what he was doing. Sorry, this is the lawyer coming out in me. But, bottom line is that no crime was committed and you can't be convicted of having a water bottle with a secret compartment.

Well if I'm paying someone $7 mil a year I'm making it my business.

But again...what business is it of the Falcons AT THIS POINT since nothing came of it? Whether he's getting paid $7/hr at McDonalds or $7million by the Falcons. This seems to be something all about nothing to me at this point. Granted, he's a public figure and all and I'd expect it to make the news but at this point it doesn't seem as if he did anything wrong.

Even if the substance was not marijuana, the fact that they smelled it in the first place would lead most people to believe that marijuana was in it at SOME point, which would be enough to damage any rep further.

What legitimate purpose is there for a water bottle with a secret compartment? And why was he reluctant to give it to the security screeners if there wasn't pot in it? I can't help but wonder what actually WAS in it, if it wasn't pot.

Even if there was a little marijuana residue in there, that doesn't make it a security threat for airlines. And who knows what was in that secret compartment. Maybe he used it to hide prescription drugs that he was embarrased about. Or maybe it was just his cooking spices! Or maybe it was for hiding cash he didn't want people to know he had on him. New money does leave a smell. The point is, its none of my business and as long as it wasn't gunpowder or the like, I don't care.

The residue may not be a security threat but pot is still illegal. I don't know of a prescription drug he should be embarrassed about (unless it's Viagra) and if I understand correctly, the security screeners will look at any pills that are not in the original bottle they were prescribed/sold in. There are other ways to hide cash that are easier than secret compartments in water bottles, and unless he's carrying hundred dollar bills, how many can even fit in a small compartment? And doesn't he travel with security anyway, being such a famous person? And what if he left the water bottle somewhere and it got thrown in the trash? As for cooking spices....

I don't think it's any of our business either. But I tryuly believe it is the business of the Falcons given the circumstances.

From the good people at The Onion...

Michael Vick: 'That Wasn't Marijuana, This Is Marijuana'

Ruh-roh! The Humane Society is calling for Vick to be investigated for dog fighting!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/foot...o.ap/index.html

He was a no-show on Capitol Hill as well. He was supposed to speak to lawmakers asking them to increase funding for after-school programs. But...

I hate hearing about these stories and I know there is so much of this going on with poor dogs being torn apart in dog fights. I am very sensitive to dogs. I grew up with them and am a huge dog lover and am glad that they have been making the penalties and fines more harsh for animal cruelty over the years. Thats just horrible.

The "dog" house has been sold!

Meanwhile...



With friends like these...

Add Clinton Portis to the mental midget list. I don't have the exact quote but he basically siad that whatever went on in Vick's house is nobody's business but Vick's and that if he wants to fight dogs, he should be allowed to fight dogs. What a douchebag!

Yeah...his comments were a bit odd. I mean, even if you beleive that, there's nothing to be gained by saying it to the media. There was someone with him while Portis was making these comments, and he was laughing the whole time, as if he knew Portis was putting his foot in his mouth.

Quotes from the article at ESPN.com:



Idiot.

Vick is "one of the heavyweights" in dog fighting, says a source to ESPN.com. Should we start guessing as to the length of a suspension?

Vick indicted!



Let's put him in a pit with some bloodthirsty dogs.

I'd like to kick the shit out of that f**ker!! Just reading about this makes my blood pressure climb.

I guess they will not be playing "Who Let The Dogs Out" at Falcon games this year

I hear Vick is going to be the coverboy for Madden Dogfight '08.

Maybe he will get his just rewards in a cell with a couple of guys named Bubba who like to bite.

I think MDG is framing Vick. I mean how else is he gonna see Joey Harrington back in the game?

I like Rome's take on it. "I never thought I'd say this but thank god for Joey Harrington. At least when Harrington throws a game away no dogs die."

As a human being, I'm disturbed when I hear of such dark, primitive behaviors. However, as a dog-lover, I want him to be drowned, hanged, electrocuted, repeatedly slammed to the ground until dead, etc. I get so unbelievably enraged when I hear about animal cruelty.

You can tell so much about an individual by the way he/she treats innocent animals.

Bravo! Very well said and I couldn't agree more.I'd also like to know why some people have no problem taking part in such a barbaric act.

I hope this is THE nail that seals the coffin for Michael Vick. As a HUGE dog lover (I mean I would do more for my dogs than I would do for members of my family), I cried when I heard about how the dogs were executed by wetting the dog down and electrocuting them and burying the dogs alive and drowning them, the rape stand that was used to hold female dogs down for breeding, etc, etc. It was absolutely sick and heart wrenching, and made me absolutely furious when I read the 18 page indictment. I just know that there are so many dog fighting rings that are going on across this country and its just terrible thinking about how many other dogs are going through this as I'm typing this right now; how many dogs are laying with terrible wounds from dog fights right now and are suffering. Its just so terrible. This thing is fueled by the hip hop industry which glorifies dogfighting. Its so prevalant and glorified in the inner city areas that there are programs now that tell these kids that this stuff is not cool. Where have we gone wrong as human beings? This is BARBARIC!! How can you torture a defenseless animal this way?

The times I drive through "the hood" in areas like Philly and Baltimore, almost every dog I see is a Pitbull. Its ridiculous and I hope the judge throws the BOOK at his f**king son of a bitch ass!! UGH!!! The details of this case have just ENFURIATED me to no end. I am really upset about this and the only silver lining about this is that the high publicity of this case can hopefully result in a more stern crackdown of this shit. I mean I knew this stuff went on, but after watching Nancy Grace tonight...I had no idea about the underground magazines and stuff. He was always a prick to me but now if I saw him on the street I'd want to set some dogs on his ass and let them tear him apart.

Michael Vick has been such a class act from day one

I can't believe that he's been given so much rope to hang himself but at least now, everyone sees what a complete disaster as a human being is he

Who would have thought that MARCUS Vick would wind up as the more normal one?

Did you guys see where Senator Robert Byrd has stated that he would like to see another execution--he personally witnessed one--and that execution would be an appropriate penalty for Vick? Yikes!

You know what... If he's found guilty of brutally murdering, fighting and raping dogs, I'm not sure that's too far from a fitting punishment. As long as he's thrown into a pit of pitbulls.

If I were Sanders Kennels in Atlanta, GA, I'd get this pic off of their website asap.

Well maybe they want to keep their street cred.

You may be right. I was looking at some of the pictures of the services they offer and a lot of them show the dogs attacking well padded instructors or just fierce looking dogs. They website says "personal protection training available" and that they "offer military and law enforcement discounts" but the pics look really scary. It could just be a smokesceen for training fighting dogs.

ESPN just reported that Roger Goodell has ordered Vick not to report to training camp pending a league review of his legal situation, and (if I heard this part correctly) told the Falcons not to discipline him in the meantime.

I don't see how Vick will be able to recover from this. Cruelty to animals is something that really touches a nerve with the public. PETA will be all over this and I don't think endorsements will touch him. If he resumes play, he's going to be heckled in every city he goes in, which he absolutely deserves. I hope his career is over. Scumbag!

I think we're all missing the important thing in all of this: Hottie Joey Harrington will now be the main quarterback. I'd much rather see him out there than Vick any day.

Yum!

Well they did remove the pic but not before it made its rounds in the Blogosphere.

Agreed

Rob

Too bad Harrington's "pretty looks" won't help in giving the Falcons a winning season. But, I suppose if there has to be an alternative, you want one that is at least decent to look at.

So, Mike pleads Not Guilty to the charges against him. Not surprising. His lawyer, Billy Martin is a very good and accomplished attorney so the prosecution better have their i's dotted and t's crossed. They seem to be relaying that they have a very strong case against them, and they better. Otherwise, Martin will make them look like idiots. I have a feeling though that all of Martin's talents won't save Vick from this one. There is already speculation of someone making a deal to cooperate with the prosecution, and its his property that this was taking place. I'm not sure that he'll go to jail but I expect a heavy fine. He should go to jail though if he's guilty, which I believe he is.

i know that this is going to taint my humanitarian pro-peace, blah blah standing on the boards but
can someone really explain to me why dog fighting is so bad? i grew up with dogs - german shepherds
to be exact - and i would never fight my dog, but i knew people that did when i was growing up and it
was just something that happened. it happens in russia all the time and there is a new league. i don't
encourage fighting and i personally wouldn't do it, but at the same time i just want to get other people's
thoughts. my neighbor dog used to harrass my dog starlight when she was a puppy and one day when she was older i let starlight out to go to the bathroom i went into the garage and had a feeling she was getting into a fight. she had kicked the neighbor dog's a* because it ran down into our yard and i came outside and yelled at her to stop. i told her she was bad as my neighbor watched but once we got in the house i patted her chest and told her she did good. and she wagged her tail because she had stood up to a bully. i know that may sound bad but it was just a natural feeling. um...yeah...anyhoo, thoughts..

Why dog-fighting is bad.

I think the problem with animal fighting of any kind is the animals are not doing it for sport. It is a fight to the death not competition. When you couple the animal's instinctual brain with the barbaric brain of some humans you end up with the atrocities described in the federal indictment against Michael Vick. If animals were able to comprehend the nature of good hearted competition, complete with rules and safety equipment, then I could begin to understand someone considering their fighting a sport. Until then it is the equivalent of boxing with no protection and weapons supplied to the combatants. By domesticating animals we have a responsiblilty to care for them in the most humane ways possible, not take advantage of our alleged intellectual superiority.